Judge Won’t Dismiss Charges Against Protesters Arrested on Trump’s Inauguration Day

Judge Won’t Dismiss Charges Against Protesters Arrested on Trump’s Inauguration Day
Protesters gather around a fire they started in the street following the inauguration of President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, on Jan. 20, 2017. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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A Washington, D.C., judge denied requests to dismiss charges against some 200 people indicted with rioting during President Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day earlier this year.

Lynn Leibovitz, a District of Columbia superior court judge, issued an order that shut down the motions to dismiss charges last Thursday, according to Buzzfeed News. They’ll now be tried in groups starting in November 2017 until sometime in 2018. Leibovitz heard arguments in July.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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