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Prosecutor: Proud Boys Viewed Themselves as ‘Trump's Army'
A prosecutor says Proud Boys leaders charged with plotting to use violence to keep Donald Trump in power saw the far-right extremist group as the former president’s “army.” A jury on Monday began hearing closing arguments for the trial of former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio and four lieutenants. Tarrio is among the top targets of the Justice Department’s...
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2 Central Florida Men Guilty of Participating in U.S. Capitol Riot
Two Florida men have been convicted of storming the U.S. Capitol during the January 2021 insurrection. Court records show 25-year-old Joshua Doolin and 39-year-old Michael Perkins were each found guilty of felony civil disorder and multiple other charges. Sentencing is scheduled for July 13. According to court documents, Doolin and Perkins joined with others objecting to Democrat Joe Biden’s 2020...
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Trial Begins for Proud Boys 2 Years After Capitol Riot
Opening statements were underway for former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and four lieutenants accused of leading a coordinated attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. NBC 6’s Heather Walker reports
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The January 6th Capitol Attack: By the Numbers
On the second anniversary of the January 6 Capitol attacks, LX News Political Editor Noah Pransky breaks down the numbers of that deadly day in Washington D.C. – and how American opinions have shifted in its aftermath.
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Attorney General Appoints Special Counsel for Trump Investigations
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday that he was appointing a former federal prosector as special counsel into the Justice Department’s investigations into former President Donald Trump.