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2024-05-20 11:20:18 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 58FF7002516CA844C2F1F6BECEBEA1329E7D60A4E989A0889F64B4C2A6816C1C
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The charges against Matthew Martin, a January 6th defendant, were dropped after federal Judge Trevor McFadden acquitted Martin of all four misdemeanor charges, stating that video evidence supported Martin's claim that an officer waved him into the Capitol. https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/06/judge-issues-first-outright-acquittal-of-jan-6-riot-defendant-00023493
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