Proud Boys Convicted in Jan. 6 Attack Sue Government on Claims of ‘Political Persecution’

Jan. 6 Pardons

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Much of the lawsuit sought to re-litigate legal questions that sided against the group during a lengthy pretrial period and a multiweek trial in Federal District Court in Washington.

By Alan Feuer

Five members of the Proud Boys who were convicted of seditious conspiracy and other charges in connection with the violent assault on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, sued the government for $100 million on Friday, claiming that federal officials had subjected them to “political persecution” as “allies of President Trump.”