Office of Public Affairs - United States Department of Justice
Jan 20, 2025 · In addition, those defendants and a fifth member of the Proud Boys were all convicted of felonies including obstructing Congress's certification of the 2020 presidential election results and conspiring to prevent Congress and federal officers from discharging their duties," said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland.
Office of Public Affairs - United States Department of Justice
Jun 6, 2022 · In the 17 months since Jan. 6, 2021, more than 800 individuals have been arrested in nearly all 50 states for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol, including over 250 individuals charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement.
Office of Public Affairs - United States Department of Justice
May 4, 2023 · A jury in the District of Columbia today returned guilty verdicts on multiple felonies against five members of the Proud Boys, finding four of the defendants guilty of seditious conspiracy for their actions before and during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Trump pardons upend massive Jan. 6 prosecution by freeing …
5 days ago · Former Proud Boys extremist group leader Enrique Tarrio and Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes have been released from prison after their lengthy sentences for seditious conspiracy convictions in the Jan. 6, attack on the Capitol were wiped away by a sweeping order by President Trump.
Judges Begin Freeing Jan. 6 Defendants After Trump’s Clemency …
5 days ago · Judges Begin Freeing Jan. 6 Defendants and Dismissing Their Cases. Two prominent far-right extremists with central roles in the Capitol attack, Enrique Tarrio of the Proud Boys and Stewart Rhodes ...
Proud Boys and Oath Keepers among over 1,500 Capitol riot
6 days ago · US President Donald Trump issued pardons or commutations for more than 1,500 people convicted or charged in connection with the US Capitol riot four years ago. Fourteen members of the Proud...
Clemency for Oath Keepers, Proud Boys fuels extremism threat, …
5 days ago · Clemency for Oath Keepers, Proud Boys fuels extremism threat, experts say. Eviscerating one of the Justice Department’s largest prosecutions adds to a slow-burning assault on public servants ...
Trump commutes sentences of Jan. 6 extremist group leaders; …
6 days ago · President Trump commuted the sentences of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys leaders convicted of sedition in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack — but Enrique Tarrio, former national ...
Heads of Oath Keepers, Proud Boys released from prison after
5 days ago · Enrique Tarrio, the former head of the Proud Boys, and Stewart Rhodes, ... Approximately 140 law enforcement officers were injured during the riot, the Department of Justice has said.
Trump pardons upend massive Jan. 6 prosecution by freeing
5 days ago · The former leaders of the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys, who were convicted of seditious conspiracy in the most serious cases brought by the Justice Department, were both released from prison hours ...