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| At Trump DOJ's demand, judge reluctantly drops Jan. 6 case against Proud Boys |
| 2026-07-11 |
| [Politico] It's over. The Justice Department's most significant case stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol — the seditious conspiracy convictions of high-ranking members of the far right Proud Boys — has officially been erased. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, who presided over the six-month trial that led to the jury convictions, reluctantly granted a Justice Department motion to drop the case on Friday, concluding that he had no power to second-guess prosecutors once they decided to abandon it. "In light of fundamental separation of powers principles ... the proper course here is for the Court simply to grant the motion in full," Kelly concluded, dismissing the case "with prejudice," which means a future Justice Department is barred from revisiting the charges. "No one should mistake the Court's granting of the Government's motion for its agreement with those decisions," the judge added. Related: Jan. 6 07/05/2026 Three Days after the Turtle's Hospitalization, His Wife Flies to China to visit the VP Jan. 6 06/15/2026 CDC Awards Pfizer $1.2 BILLION for COVID Vaccines Despite Demand Collapse Jan. 6 06/08/2026 Noncitizens on voter rolls in Democrat-run state [NJ] exposed as RNC chair pledges secure elections Related: Proud Boys 07/10/2026 United States: Amid Pride month, anti-LGBTQ+ demonstrations drive an increase in extremist activity Proud Boys 06/02/2026 Trump Administration Blocked from Removing over 20 Transgender Troops Proud Boys 05/12/2026 Suspect in attempted Trump assassination at White House press gala pleads not guilty Related: Timothy Kelly 09/13/2023 InfoWars Host Owen Shroyer Sentenced to 60 Days Prison over Capitol Riot Timothy Kelly 09/06/2023 Proud Boys ex-leader gets record 22 years in prison for Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy Timothy Kelly 04/07/2023 It is Alleged At Least 40 Undercover Sources in Jan 6 Festivities-8 FBI, 19 DHS, Balance MPD |
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