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An explosion caused by a police munition is seen while supporters of President Donald Trump riot at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (REUTERS/Leah Millis)
Jul 13, 2026

Judge ends Jan. 6 case against Proud Boys with warning about Trump pardons

A federal judge granted the Justice Department’s request to dismiss the seditious-conspiracy case against four top members of the Proud Boys.

Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, shown this past January, separately had his conviction vacated and charges dismissed last year. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
Apr 15, 2026

DOJ moves to undo Jan. 6 rioters’ convictions for seditious conspiracy

Federal prosecutors are seeking to wipe out the seditious conspiracy convictions of 12 members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers who helped plan the Jan. 6, 2021, riots.

Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio is flanked by Dominic Pezzola, left, and Joseph Biggs, right, at a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Feb. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Jun 9, 2025

5 Proud Boys sue US government over Jan. 6 prosecutions

Five members of the Proud Boys claim in a lawsuit that their constitutional rights were violated when they were prosecuted for their participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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Mar 21, 2023

4 guilty of conspiracy in latest Oath Keepers Jan. 6 trial

Four people associated with the Oath Keepers were convicted of conspiracy and obstruction charges stemming from the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Violent insurrectionists, loyal to President Donald Trump, storm the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Mar 10, 2023

Proud Boys deployed foot soldiers in Capitol sedition plot, feds argue

Federal prosecutors are employing an unusual strategy to prove leaders of the far-right Proud Boys orchestrated a violent plot to keep Joe Biden out of the White House.

Violent insurrectionists, loyal to President Donald Trump, storm the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Jan 23, 2023

Four Oath Keepers convicted of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy

Four members of the Oath Keepers were convicted Monday of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.

Insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump try to break through a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
Dec 12, 2022

2nd Oath Keepers Jan. 6 sedition trial to get underway

The Justice Department will begin to try to make its Capitol riot case against four others affiliated with a far-right extremist group.

This artist sketch depicts the trial of Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes, left, on Nov. 7, 2022, as he testifies before U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta on charges of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Rhodes was convicted of seditious conspiracy on Nov. 29. (Dana Verkouteren via AP, File)
Nov 29, 2022

Oath Keepers boss guilty of seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 Capitol case

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes was convicted of seditious conspiracy for a violent plot to overturn Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential win.

Insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump try to break through a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
Oct 6, 2022

Capitol riot: Proud Boys member admits to seditious conspiracy

A man pleaded guilty to plotting with other members of the far-right Proud Boys to violently stop the transfer of presidential power after the 2020 election.

Enrique Tarrio, the former top leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group, and other members were indicted June 6, 2022, on seditious conspiracy charges for what federal prosecutors say was a coordinated attack on the U.S. Capitol to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's 2020 electoral victory. (AP Photo/Allison Dinner, File)
Jun 6, 2022

Proud Boys charged with seditious conspiracy in Capitol riot

The former top leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group and other members were charged with seditious conspiracy.

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Apr 29, 2022

2nd rioter convicted of seditious conspiracy in Capitol riot

A Georgia man affiliated with the far-right Oath Keepers militia group became the second Capitol rioter to plead guilty to seditious conspiracy.