Judge Dismisses Remaining Proud Boys Charges After Trump Clemency
The ruling is the latest move unwinding prosecutions tied to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
A federal judge dismissed the remaining January 6 case against members of the Proud Boys, the latest instance of the Trump administration working to unravel prosecutions stemming from the Capitol riot, Al Jazeera reported.
The judge who had presided over the Proud Boys leaders' seditious conspiracy trial found no basis to preserve the convictions after Trump issued sweeping clemency last year, according to PBS NewsHour. The dismissal effectively closes out one of the highest-profile prosecutions to emerge from the 2021 attack on the Capitol.
The move fits a broader pattern in which the administration has sought to dismantle Jan. 6-related cases, Al Jazeera reported, continuing a wind-down of prosecutions that once numbered in the hundreds.
— Compiled from reporting by Al Jazeera and PBS NewsHour.