Apr 26 Watch 5:30 Seditious conspiracy trial against Proud Boys members in hands of jury By John Yang, Tess Conciatori Jurors are deliberating in the case against Proud Boys members who stormed the capitol on Jan. 6. They face multiple criminal counts, including seditious conspiracy, a rarely-used, Civil War-era charge for plotting to overthrow the government. John Yang discussed the… Continue watching
Apr 25 Jury deliberates on major Jan. 6 case against Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press Dozens of witnesses testified over more than three months in one of the most serious cases to emerge from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch 5:28 News Wrap: Closing arguments begin in Proud Boys Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy trial In our news wrap Monday, closing arguments began in the Jan. 6 trial of the far-right Proud Boys leaders accused of seditious conspiracy, President Biden welcomed a trio of Tennessee lawmakers who gained national notoriety for demanding stiffer gun laws… Continue watching
Mar 10 Proud Boys deployed foot soldiers in sedition plot, according to feds By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Prosecutors are employing an unusual strategy to prove that leaders of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group orchestrated a violent plot to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's 2020 electoral victory. Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch 8:50 Jan. 6 committee votes unanimously to subpoena Trump By Amna Nawaz, Lisa Desjardins In a major move, the January 6 Committee voted to subpoena former President Donald Trump. It will likely be the last major action of the committee before the upcoming midterm elections. The committee’s aim is to question the former president… Continue watching
Oct 06 Man pleads guilty to seditious conspiracy for the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press A North Carolina man has pleaded guilty to plotting with other members of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group to violently stop the transfer of presidential power after the 2020 election. Continue reading
Aug 29 Jan. 6 rioter who encountered senator in Capitol sentenced to over 4 years in prison By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press A Maryland man affiliated with the far-right Proud Boys extremist group has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for storming the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading
Aug 12 Man killed trying to break in Ohio FBI office appeared to threaten agents in social media posts. By Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Associated Press A gunman who died in a shootout after trying to get inside the FBI’s Cincinnati office appeared to have posted calls on social media for FBI agents to be killed and for people to take up arms… Continue reading
Jul 11 Trump associates’ ties to extremists probed by Jan. 6 panel By Alanna Durkin Richer, Michelle R. Smith, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press An upcoming hearing of the House committee probing the Jan. 6 insurrection is expected to examine ties between people in former President Donald Trump's orbit and extremist groups who played a role in the U.S. Capitol riot. Continue reading
Jun 30 New Zealand declares Proud Boys a terrorist organization By Nick Perry, Associated Press New Zealand's government has declared American far-right groups the Proud Boys and The Base are terrorist organizations, making it illegal in New Zealand to fund, recruit or participate in them. Continue reading