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Proud Boys sedition trial to open 2 years after Jan. 6 riot

Federal prosecutors are expected to outline their case on Thursday against former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and four lieutenants, who are charged with seditious conspiracy in one of the most consequential cases to emerge from the Capitol riot

The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2023

Kellyanne Conway told Jan 6 committee that Trump only fears one person

After the riot, Ms Conway appeared on Bill Maher’s show, expressing disappointment that Mr Trump did not act sooner and calling the rioters “marauders”

The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2023

Proud Boys 'took aim' at U.S. democracy, prosecutor tells Jan. 6 trial

U.S. prosecutors on Thursday accused leaders of the far-right Proud Boys group of plotting an assault on American democracy as one of the most high-profile trials to stem from the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack got underway.

Reuters · Jan 12, 2023

Far-right troll Baked Alaska sentenced to 60 days in prison for role in Jan 6 riots

Anthime Gionet livestreamed himself storming the Capitol and berating law enforcement officers during mob’s assault

The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2023

Capitol riot far-right internet personality gets 60 days

A far-right internet personality who streamed live video while he stormed the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to two months of imprisonment for joining the mob’s attack on the building

The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2023

High stakes for Justice Department as Jan. 6 Proud Boys sedition trial gets under way

WASHINGTON — The trial of Enrique Tarrio and other members of the Proud Boys, a militant group that allegedly took part in organizing the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, is set to begin in earnest this week with the start of opening statements.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 10, 2023

Jury chosen to hear Proud Boys Jan. 6 sedition trial

A jury has been chosen for the seditious conspiracy trial of former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and four other members of the far-right extremist group

The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2023

Commentary: GOP insurrectionists mount a new attack on the Capitol by stalling House speaker election

Two years after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, some of the same far-right Republican members of Congress who refused to certify the lawful election of President Joe Biden are waging a new attack on democracy by throwing the U.S. House into chaos.

Chicago Tribune · Jan 10, 2023

EXPLAINER: Roots of the Brazilian capital's chaotic uprising

Thousands of Brazilians who support former president Jair Bolsonaro invaded the Supreme Court, presidential palace and Congress on Jan. 8 in an episode that closely resembled the U.S. Capitol insurrection in 2021

The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023

Brazil and Jan. 6 in US: Parallel attacks, but not identical

The scenes of supporters of Brazil's defeated president Jair Bolsonaro breaking into government buildings that are the very symbol of their country’s democracy brought back memories of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol

The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023