SEATTLE - It has been almost four years since the neofascist, white nationalist, all-male organization known as the Proud Boys led the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Since the violent extremist group failed attempt to overthrow the government, four of its former leaders have been convicted in federal court of seditious conspiracy and each has received 15 or more years in prison as a sentence.
Despite the arrest of its leaders and at least 70 other members, some Proud Boys say they are preparing to emerge once again as a physical force for President-elect Donald Trump, who has himself promised to pardon convicted Jan. 6 rioters.
