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Proud Boys leader Henry "Enrique" Tarrio wears a hat that says The War Boys during a rally in Portland, Ore., on Sept. 26, 2020. Jury selection will get underway Monday, Dec. 19, in the seditious conspiracy trial of former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio and four other members of the extremist group accused of plotting to attack the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in a desperate bid to overturn President Joe Biden's victory. (AP Photo/Allison Dinner, File)

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Jury selection begins in major 1/6 Proud Boys sedition trial
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN AND ALANNA DURKIN RICHER - Associated Press
Sun,12/18/22-11:04PM , 73 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jury selection in the seditious conspiracy case against former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio and four others charged in the attack on the U.S.
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Violent rioters, loyal to President Donald Trump, storm the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021. Opening statements are expected to begin Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, in the second seditious conspiracy trial against members of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group charged in the Jan. 6, Capitol attack. The defendants facing jurors in the latest trial are Joseph Hackett, Roberto Minuta, David Moerschel, and Edward Vallejo. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

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Prosecutor: Oath Keepers saw Jan. 6 as 'first battle' in war
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN AND ALANNA DURKIN RICHER - Associated Press
Sun,12/11/22-11:02PM , 168 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Four Oath Keepers charged with plotting to stop the transfer of presidential power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden accepted an “invitation to sedition” issued by the far-right extremist group’s founder, a federal prosecutor said Monday at the start of a second trial for group leaders and members.
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Stewart Rhodes, founder of the citizen militia group known as the Oath Keepers speaks during a rally outside the White House in Washington, on June 25, 2017. A witness testified Wednesday that Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes tried to get a message to then-President Donald Trump days after the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection through an intermediary. He wanted to urge Republican to fight to stay in power and “save the republic." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

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On stand in 1/6 trial, Oath Keepers boss says he's a patriot
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN AND ALANNA DURKIN RICHER - Associated Press
Fri,11/04/22-8:54AM , 73 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes took the witness stand Friday in his seditious conspiracy trial, telling jurors he is a patriotic American as he tries to counter allegations that his far-right extremist group planned a
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Far-right Proud Boys member Jeremy Joseph Bertino, second from left, joins other supporters of President Donald Trump who are wearing attire associated with the Proud Boys as they attend a rally at Freedom Plaza, Dec. 12, 2020, in Washington. Bertino pleaded guilty on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, to plotting with other members of the Proud Boys to violently stop the transfer of presidential power after the 2020 election, making him the first member of the extremist group to plead guilty to a seditious conspiracy charge. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez, File)

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Riot plea: Proud Boys member admits to seditious conspiracy
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN AND ALANNA DURKIN RICHER - Associated Press
Thu,10/06/22-3:08PM , 101 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — A North Carolina man pleaded guilty Thursday to plotting with other members of the
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