It's one of the most serious cases to emerge from the Capitol riot and former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio is perhaps the highest profile person to be charged so far in the assault.
One month into the trial, there have been plenty of fireworks, but mostly when the jury wasn’t in the courtroom.have repeatedly sparred with U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly during breaks in testimony. At least 10 times, those lawyers have argued in vain for him to declare a mistrial.
The barrage of bickering has bogged down the proceedings in the federal courthouse, where the Capitol can be seen in the distance from some windows. One recent day in court, defense lawyer Norm Pattis compared the trial to visiting “Gilligan’s Island," the title and setting of the 1960s-era sitcom about a shipwrecked boat's crew and passengers.
The tension in the courtroom reflects the high stakes for the Justice Department and the defendants. It's one of the most serious cases to emerge from the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, and former Proud Boys national chairmanThe Proud Boys face up to 20 years in prison if convicted of seditious conspiracy.
The Proud Boys trial is on a pace to last several weeks longer than last year's landmark trial for Oath Keepers group leaders and members, who were charged in a separate Jan. 6 case.a jury convicted Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and another leader of seditious conspiracy
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