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☆ Judge sentences ex-Proud Boys leaders to 17 and 15-year terms for US Capitol attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Sarah N. Lynch | Thomson Reuters | Sarah N. Lynch Is The Lead Reporter For Reuters Covering The U.S. Justice Department Out Of Washington | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

In one of the debates during his 2020 presidential campaign, Trump famously told the Proud Boys to "stand back and stand by" when he was asked by the moderator to denounce white supremacists. [1/2]A mob of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump storm the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. They are requesting a 20-year term for Pezzola, who was acquitted of seditious conspiracy, but convicted of other serious felonies. The sentences he imposed, while far lower than what the government requested, still represent among the most stringent to date in connection with the Capitol attack. It is one of four indictments now facing Trump, as the 2024 campaign is about to kick into high gear.

Persons: Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, Donald Trump's, Timothy Kelly, Biggs, Rehl, Kelly, Jan, ”, “ I’m, ” Rehl, “, Joe Biden's, Trump, Jason McCullough, ” Trump, Biden, Donald Trump, Leah Millis, Ethan Nordean, Dominic Pezzola, Enrique Tarrio, Rehls, Stewart Rhodes, Jack Smith, Stormy Daniels, Sarah N, Lynch, Scott Malone, Mark Porter, Grant McCool Organizations: Boys, U.S, Capitol, Prosecutors, Democratic, Republican, REUTERS, Trump, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Georgia, Florida, New York

☆ Judge sentences ex-Proud Boys leader Biggs to 17 years over US Capitol attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Sarah N. Lynch | Thomson Reuters | Sarah N. Lynch Is The Lead Reporter For Reuters Covering The U.S. Justice Department Out Of Washington | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/2] A mob of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump storm the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. Ahead of his sentencing, Biggs apologized for his actions as he faced Kelly, choking up as he spoke about his daughter whom he said was a sexual assault victim who needs him. Together, Biggs and Rehl will become the first Proud Boys convicted of seditious conspiracy to be sentenced for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack. Norm Pattis, an attorney for both Biggs and Rehl, asked Kelly to sentence his clients to a term that is below U.S. sentencing guidelines. In May, a jury convicted Biggs, Rehl, Tarrio and Nordean of seditious conspiracy, a Civil War-era law that makes it a crime to conspire to oppose the government by force, and other felonies.

Persons: Donald Trump, Leah Millis, Joseph Biggs, Donald Trump's, Timothy Kelly, Kelly, Jan, Biggs, “, ”, “ I’m, Zachary Rehl, Rehl, Stewart Rhodes, Jason McCullough, Enrique Tarrio, Ethan Nordean, Joe Biden's, Trump, Biden, Jack Smith, Norm Pattis, Pattis, Dominic Pezzola, Pezzola, Sarah N, Lynch, Scott Malone, Mark Porter Organizations: U.S, Capitol, REUTERS, Rights, Democratic, Republican, Prosecutors, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S

☆ Proud Boys leader Joe Biggs sentenced to 17 years in January 6 case
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Hannah Rabinowitz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Joe Biggs was convicted by a Washington, DC jury of several charges including seditious conspiracy for attempting to forcibly prevent the peaceful transfer of power from then-President Donald Trump to Joe Biden after the 2020 election. “People around the world would give anything for these rights.”But January 6, 2021, Kelly said, “broke our tradition of the peaceful transferring of power” in the United States. The hefty sentence is the second longest sentence handed down for a defendant convicted as part of the Capitol attack. Oath Keeper leader and founder Stewart Rhodes has received the longest sentence of 18 years in prison. Four of the defendants, Biggs, Tarrio, Nordean and Rehl, were convicted of seditious conspiracy, while Pezzola was acquitted of that charge.

Persons: Joe Biggs, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Timothy Kelly, Kelly, “, ”, Prosecutors, Biggs, –, Stewart Rhodes, Ethan Nordean, Zachary Rehl, Enrique Tarrio –, Nordean, Rehl, Dominic Pezzola –, Tarrio, Pezzola, ” Biggs, Jason McCullough, ” McCullough Organizations: CNN, Capitol, The Locations: Washington, ”, United States

☆ Proud Boys Jan. 6 Trial Opens for Leader, Four Others
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Jan Wolfe | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

WASHINGTON—The Justice Department on Thursday outlined its sedition case against Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and four members of the group, telling jurors during a long-awaited opening statement that the five men “took aim at the heart of our democracy” by leading the Capitol riot Jan. 6, 2021. “In the days after the election, these men began calling for action—calling for war,” said Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason McCullough during his opening remarks. “Led by Tarrio, they agreed—by any means necessary, including force—to stop Congress from certifying the election.”

☆ Proud Boys 'did not stand back' as Trump once said but 'mobilized' on January 6, prosecutor argues in trial opening
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The trial of Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and four other members opened Thursday. "Make no mistake…," read one text from Tarrio sent at 2:40 p.m. after rioters broke into the Capitol, according to prosecutors. "I'm proud as fuck at what we accomplished yesterday," read one message from Biggs, according to prosecutors. The DOJ also invoked comments made by Trump during a September 29, 2020, presidential debate, telling the Proud Boys to "stand back and stand by" when he was pushed to condemn white supremacists and militia groups. "When it became clear that Donald Trump would be voted out of office," McCullough said Thursday, "these men did not stand back, they did not stand by, instead, they mobilized."

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