May 04 WATCH: Garland makes remarks after 4 Proud Boys convicted of seditious conspiracy By Associated Press Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and three other members of the far-right extremist group were convicted of a plot to attack the U.S. Capitol in a desperate bid to keep Donald Trump in power after the Republican lost the… Continue reading
May 04 Former Proud Boys leader Tarrio found guilty of Jan. 6 sedition plot By Michael Kunzelman, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio has been convicted of orchestrating a plot for members of his far-right extremist group to attack the U.S. Capitol in a desperate bid to keep Donald Trump in power after the Republican lost the… Continue reading
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