Opening statements were presented on whether Proud Boys members Tarrio, Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl and Dominic Pezzola engaged in a conspiracy to obstruct the joint session of Congress that was counting the 2020 election's electoral votes.
"Let's bring this new year in with one word in mind…Revolt," Tarrio wrote.
The government's seditious conspiracy charge — originally enacted to prosecute insurrection after the American Civil War — was most recently used to During their presentation, jurors were shown text messages and social media posts by Proud Boys, including one advertising their January 6th gathering as the"Lords of War." Later, McCullough presented a video of Biggs, after the attack, comparing Jan. 6 rioters to the Founding Fathers.
Defense, meanwhile, claimed the government's characterization of the Proud Boys was overstated."The Proud Boys are basically a drinking club," said Sabino Jauregui, Tarrio's attorney."Either they start drinking early or they definitely end up drinking a lot," Carmen Hernandez, Rehl's attorney, concurred later.
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