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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Graig Graziosi

Five Proud Boys leaders sue DOJ for $100 million over their Jan 6 prosecution

Five Proud Boys leaders who were convicted of spearheading the January 6 Capitol riot are suing the federal government and claiming that their constitutional rights were violated.

The lawsuit, which was filed on Friday in a federal court in Florida, is seeking $100 million in restitution and comes after President Donald Trump pardoned almost all of the January 6 defendants on the first day of his second term, The Hill reports.

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