Judge Clears Last Four Proud Boys Leaders of Jan. 6 Convictions

A federal judge on Friday granted a Justice Department request to dismiss the remaining cases against four Proud Boys leaders convicted over the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack.

A federal judge approved the DOJ's motion to drop charges against four senior Proud Boys figures convicted for roles in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
The ruling clears the last remaining Proud Boys leaders still facing active federal convictions tied to the January 6 riot.
The dismissals follow earlier DOJ moves under the current administration to revisit Jan. 6 prosecutions.
The Proud Boys, a right-wing extremist organization, had members among the most prominent defendants charged in connection with the 2021 Capitol breach.
No sentencing or further court proceedings are now scheduled for the four affected defendants.

A federal judge on Friday signed off on a Justice Department request to dismiss the remaining convictions against four leaders of the Proud Boys stemming from the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, clearing the last active federal cases against senior figures in the right-wing extremist group.

The ruling marks the end of the government's prosecutorial pursuit of the Proud Boys leadership over the Capitol breach, in which hundreds of rioters overwhelmed police and disrupted the certification of the 2020 presidential election results.

The DOJ's motion to toss the cases was filed ahead of Friday's hearing. The judge granted it without conditions, according to court records reviewed by the Wail.

The four defendants had each been convicted at trial on charges connected to the January 6 assault. Their cases were among the most high-profile in a sweeping federal investigation that ultimately produced more than 1,000 prosecutions.

The dismissals follow a series of similar DOJ actions since January 2025, as the current administration has moved to unwind a substantial portion of the Jan. 6 case docket.

No further hearings are scheduled. Congressional Democrats have said they intend to press the DOJ for a formal accounting of the dismissals; the House Judiciary Committee is expected to take up the matter as early as next week.