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Proud Boys
The verdict is the second major trial involving far-right extremists accused of plotting to forcibly keep then-President Donald Trump in power.
In opening statements, prosecutors alleged that five Proud Boys leaders had an outsize role in the planning and execution of the insurrection at the Capitol.
HuffPost Senior Editor Andy Campbell explains why despite hundreds of prosecutions & arrests, after two years the spirit of the January 6th, 2021 Capitol riot is still very much alive.
Five Proud Boys face seditious conspiracy charges over their role in the insurrection on Jan. 6. The trial may shed new light on their plot and their ties to the GOP.
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One of the men, facing six federal charges for storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, has since been reassigned.
A man who was allegedly attacked while canvassing this week appears to be an activist with a prominent history of violence and racist comments. He was also on the Florida Republican Party's payroll this summer.
Students aired safety concerns prior to an event featuring Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes and his violent gang. University administrators called it a speech issue.
A video clip shows Republican Dan Cox, a Maryland gubernatorial candidate, taking a present from a man in a shirt with a Proud Boys insignia.
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection voted unanimously to subpoena Donald Trump to give testimony about the role he played in fomenting the unrest.
This was no longer a rally. A White House security official told the House Committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection that then-President Donald Trump intended to lead the mob to the Capitol building.
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