5 Proud Boys prosecuted for Capitol riot sue federal government for $100M:
Five members of the Proud Boys, a far-right militant group, claim their constitutional rights were violated when they were prosecuted for their participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to a lawsuit filed Friday.
The lawsuit was filed in Orlando federal court by former Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, Ethan Nordean and Dominic Pezzola.
It seeks unspecified compensatory damages plus 6% interest and $100 million plus interest in punitive damages.
The lawsuit claims the men were arrested with insufficient probable cause and that government agents later “found” fake incriminating evidence.
They also claim they were held for years in pretrial detention, often in solitary confinement.
“The Plaintiffs themselves did not obstruct the proceedings at the Capitol, destroy government property, resist arrest, conspire to impede the police, or participate in civil disorder, nor did they plan for or order anyone else to do so,” the lawsuit said.
Tarrio, Biggs, Rehl and Nordean were all convicted of seditious conspiracy and other crimes for their participation in the Capitol riot that sought to stop Congress from certifying former U.S. President Joe Biden’s win over President Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election. ---READ MORE HERE
Proud Boys sue US government for $100m over Jan 6 prosecutions:
Five leaders of far-right group the Proud Boys, who were convicted in connection with the 6 January, 2021 Capitol riot, have sued the US government for $100 million (£74m), claiming their rights were violated during their prosecution.
The five were convicted of plotting and taking part in the riot to overturn US President Donald Trump's loss in the 2020 election. Trump pardoned or commuted their sentences earlier this year.
The lawsuit, filed in Florida on Friday, claims FBI agents and prosecutors were motivated by personal biases when prosecuting their cases.
They argue their constitutional rights were trampled on "to punish and oppress political allies" of Trump.
The lawsuit was filed by Henry "Enrique" Tarrio, Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl and Dominic Pezzola.
Tarrio was found guilty of plotting the 2021 attack on the US Capitol, which happened as lawmakers were certifying former US President Joe Biden's 2020 election victory. He was sentenced to 22 years in prison, the longest among the five.
He was formally convicted of seditious conspiracy, a rarely used charge of planning to overthrow the government, and multiple other counts.
The other four leaders faced similar charges, and were also sentenced to time behind bars.
They were given clemency by Trump, who issued approximately 1,500 pardons of people involved in the Capitol riot the day he was inaugurated in January.
"These people have been destroyed," Trump said after signing their pardons. "What they've done to these people is outrageous. There's rarely been anything like it in the history of our country.". --->READ MORE HERE
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