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Four far-right Proud Boys convicted of sedition over Capitol attack

Washington (AFP) - Four members of the far-right Proud Boys were convicted of seditious conspiracy on Thursday for their roles in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol by supporters of former president Donald Trump.

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Ex-Proud Boys leader Tarrio guilty of Jan. 6 sedition plot

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 2020 presidential election

The Independent UK

Proud Boys Jan. 6 jury to hear 2nd day of closing arguments

A federal jury is scheduled to hear a second day of closing arguments in the seditious conspiracy trial for former Proud Boys extremist group leaders charged with plotting to violently stop the transfer of presidential power after the 2020 election

The Independent UK

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Jury to hear closing arguments in Proud Boys leaders' trial

A federal jury is set to hear closing arguments in the seditious conspiracy trial of Proud Boys extremist group leaders charged with plotting to use force to keep then-President Donald Trump in power

The Independent UK

Defense rests at sedition trial for Proud Boys leaders

Defense attorneys have finished presenting their trial testimony for the landmark case against former Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrio and four lieutenants charged with plotting to stop the peaceful transfer of presidential power after the 2020 election

The Independent UK

Proud Boys leaders' Jan. 6 sedition trial inches to a close

A jury will soon decide whether the onetime leader of the Proud Boys extremist group is guilty in one of the most serious cases brought in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol

The Independent UK

Capitol Riot: FBI informant testifies for Proud Boys defense

An FBI informant who marched to the U.S. Capitol with fellow Proud Boys members has testified that he didn’t know of any plans for the far-right extremist group to invade the building on Jan. 6

The Independent UK

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Prosecutors reveal planned Proud Boys witness was informant

A lawyer for one of the former Proud Boys leaders charged with seditious conspiracy says federal prosecutors have revealed that a defense witness was secretly acting as a government informant for nearly two years after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol

The Independent UK

Prosecutors rest in sedition case against Proud Boys leaders

Federal prosecutors have rested their seditious conspiracy case against former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and four lieutenants charged with plotting to stop the peaceful transfer of presidential power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden after the 2020 election

The Independent UK

Feds: Proud Boys deployed foot soldiers in sedition plot

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

The Independent UK

Ex-member: Proud Boys were 'tip of the spear' after election

A jury is hearing testimony from a former high-ranking Proud Boys member who pleaded guilty to plotting with group leaders to violently stop the transfer of presidential power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden

The Independent UK

Proud Boys lawyers demand Trump come and testify at their Jan 6 sedition trial

Former president is unlikely to testify

The Independent UK

Proud Boys 'took aim' at U.S. democracy, prosecutor tells Jan. 6 trial

U.S. prosecutors on Thursday accused leaders of the far-right Proud Boys group of plotting an assault on American democracy as one of the most high-profile trials to stem from the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack got underway.

Reuters

Jury chosen to hear Proud Boys Jan. 6 sedition trial

A jury has been chosen for the seditious conspiracy trial of former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and four other members of the far-right extremist group

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Alex Jones’ lawyer suspended for leaking Infowars’ texts, plaintiffs information in Sandy Hook case

The judge ‘flatly rejected’ the attorney’s claim that the release was a ‘mistake’

Al Jazeera

Proud Boys trial moves forward as January 6 panel prepares report

Defence lawyers previously called for jury selection to be postponed to 2023 due to ‘combustible’ political climate.

The Independent UK

Jury selection to begin in Proud Boys Jan. 6 sedition trial

Jury selection is expected to get underway Monday in the seditious conspiracy trial of former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio and four other members of the extremist group

The Independent UK

FBI reportedly had up to eight informants in the Proud Boys on Jan 6

Defence lawyer says new information questions ‘whether a Proud Boy conspiracy plan to obstruct the Biden-Harris vote certification or to commit sedition ever existed or could have existed’

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The Independent UK

Proud Boys riot trial delayed due to committee hearings

A federal judge has agreed to postpone a trial for the former leader of the Proud Boys and other members of the far-right extremist group charged with attacking the U.S. Capitol to stop Congress from certifying the Electoral College vote

The Guardian - US

Trevor Noah on midterm primary results: ‘Not great for democracy’

Late-night hosts discuss victories by Trump-backed candidates and Rudy Giuliani’s claim that he only drank Diet Pepsi on election night

Salon

Jan. 6 committee: Pointless spectacle

The aesthetic of spectacle is all the ruling class has left. Too bad it can't even stage an entertaining one

Daily Mirror

Capitol officer shares 'war scene' and slipping in blood as she fought off rioters

Capitol officer Caroline Edwards was one of the first officers injured in the riot and was defending the building alongside officer Brian Sicknick who later died

The Guardian - US

Panel to connect Proud Boys and Oath Keepers in Capitol attack conspiracy

Sources say investigators intend to show far-right militias coordinated in effort to storm US Capitol on January 6 last year

The Guardian - AU

Inaugural January 6 hearing to track activities of Proud Boys during Capitol attack

The House select committee investigating the insurrection will examine several crucial stages in the lead up to the first breach of the Capitol

The Independent UK

Ex-Proud Boys leader to stay jailed until Capitol riot trial

A federal judge has ruled that former Proud Boys national chairman Henry “Enrique” Tarrio must remain jailed while awaiting trial on charges that he conspired with other members of the far-right extremist group to attack the U.S. Capitol

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