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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alanna Durkin Richer and Lindsay Whitehurst

EXPLAINER: Sedition charge in Proud Boys' Jan. 6 case

Noah Berger

The seditious conspiracy convictions of leaders of the Proud Boys extremist group mark another major victory for the Justice Department in its massive prosecution of the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Jurors on Thursday found former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio and three lieutenants guilty of the rarely used Civil War-era charge — the most serious offense that has been lodged in the riot.

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