A federal judge dismisses the remaining parts of the government’s Proud Boys seditious conspiracy case after President Donald Trump’s broad clemency last year. The judge who presided over the leaders’ trial says there is no basis to preserve the convictions or related proceedings in light of the pardon, effectively clearing what was left of the landmark prosecution.
The case centers on Proud Boys leaders who were convicted of seditious conspiracy for their alleged role in plotting to attack the U.S. Capitol in connection with efforts to keep Trump in office following the 2020 election. Sources describe the dismissal as occurring late Friday and becoming largely expected after Trump exercised his pardon powers that wiped out all linked cases tied to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
Across the reports, the outcome is presented as a direct legal consequence of the earlier clemency rather than a new ruling on the merits of the original evidence or verdicts. The dismissal leaves the convictions and related remnants of the prosecution without further standing in federal court.
