Live: Follow along for Day 26 of the Proud Boys seditious conspiracy trial

Daily Kos Staff

Friday February 24, 2023 · 5:49 AM PST

2023/02/24 · 05:49

Records from Proud Boys entered into evidence

It is Day 26 of the Proud Boys seditious conspiracy trial. After a hiccup Thursday with an absent juror, proceedings reconvene Friday with cross-examination of former Proud Boy Jeremy Bertino.

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Daily Kos Staff

Thursday February 23, 2023 · 5:10 AM PST

2023/02/23 · 05:10

no image description available — Proud Boy ringleader Henry Tarrio and his now-codefendant, Joseph Biggs (right)

Former Proud Boy Jeremy Bertino—who already pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy—has offered jurors startling insights for two days. Today, the defense has their chance to cross-examine him.

Brandi Buchman

Daily Kos Staff

Wednesday February 22, 2023 · 5:08 PM PST

2023/02/22 · 17:08

FILE - 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 told jurors on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, that he viewed their far-right extremist organization as "the tip of the spear" after the 2020 election. Bertino is testifying against former Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrio and four lieutenants as part of a cooperation deal with federal prosecutors. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez, File)

As former President Donald Trump’s quest to overturn the results of the 2020 election at the U.S. Supreme Court failed in the weeks before Jan. 6, a dark shadow was cast over the Proud Boys and they became filled with profound anger.

What followed, former Proud Boy Jeremy Bertino told a jury on Wednesday at the federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., was a “constant” stream of discussions that led him and other Proud Boys to believe an “all-out revolution” lay just ahead.

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Wednesday February 22, 2023 · 5:21 AM PST

2023/02/22 · 05:21

Jeremy Bertino, the former Proud Boy who already pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy, will continue his testimony on behalf of the government on Wednesday. Catch up here.

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Tuesday February 21, 2023 · 5:18 AM PST

2023/02/21 · 05:18

The Proud Boys seditious conspiracy trial continues Tuesday and after much anticipation, today’s big question: Will Jeremy Bertino, the former Proud Boy who pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy, finally testify?

Brandi Buchman

Daily Kos Staff

Thursday February 16, 2023 · 3:42 PM PST

2023/02/16 · 15:42

Leader of the Proud Boys Enrique Tarrio (L) and rally organizer Joe Biggs (R) congratulate each other as they return to the march starting-point over the Hawthorn Bridge as "The End Domestic Terrorism" rally at Tom McCall Waterfront Park concludes on August 17, 2019 in Portland, Oregon. - No major incidents were reported on Saturday afternoon in Portland (western USA) during a far-right rally and far-left counter-demonstration, raising fears of violent clashes between local authorities and US President Donald Trump, who was monitoring the event "very closely". (Photo by John Rudoff / AFP) (Photo by JOHN RUDOFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Another week has passed in the Proud Boys' seditious conspiracy trial and on the oft-delayed path to a verdict, another fraught round of proceedings ended this week with an attempt by the defense to issue a subpoena to none other than former President Donald Trump.

It is a long-shot bid like others made in this case ,but no matter: Defense attorneys want the twice-impeached single-term president to appear before the jury in Washington, D.C.

It is not yet clear whether presiding U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly will allow the subpoena to be issued, though it seems unlikely. Other Jan. 6 defendants have tried and failed with judges rendering the requests moot, but this time, it’s different, according to the Proud Boys.

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Thursday February 16, 2023 · 4:59 AM PST

2023/02/16 · 04:59

A trial exhibit from the Proud Boys seditious conspiracy case; defendant Dominic Pezzola bottom right in backwards cap.

After Wednesday’s grueling trial day where jurors saw a stream of texts ahead of Jan. 6 between Proud Boy ringleader Henry Tarrio and suspended D.C. Police Officer Shane Lamond, the jury returns at 9 AM ET.

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Wednesday February 15, 2023 · 5:32 AM PST

2023/02/15 · 05:32

A trial exhibit shown to jurors at the Proud Boys seditious conspiracy shows a handheld radio and two empty gun magazines seized off Proud Boy ringleader Henry Tarrio on Jan. 4, 2021. — Items seized off Henry "Enrique" Tarrio on Jan. 4, 2021.

The Proud Boys seditious conspiracy trial enters its 21st day on Wednesday and first up: redirect of FBI Special Agent Peter Dubrowski.

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Tuesday February 14, 2023 · 5:59 AM PST

2023/02/14 · 05:59

Proud Boy defendant Zachary Rehl appears in foreground in all black flashing "OK" hand gesture after entering the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. He appears in Senator Jef Merkley's office. — Proud Boy defendant Zachary Rehl in foreground, right.

The 20th day of the Proud Boys seditious conspiracy trial picks up Tuesday at the federal courthouse in Washington, D.C. Cross-examination of FBI Agent Peter Dubrowski is expected first.

Brandi Buchman

Daily Kos Staff

Friday February 10, 2023 · 3:58 PM PST

2023/02/10 · 15:58

Evidence is now piling on at a rapid clip in the seditious conspiracy trial of five Proud Boys, including onetime ringleader Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, who prosecutors say led and engaged in a months-long conspiracy to violently stop the transfer of presidential power on Jan. 6, 2021.

Friday marked Day 18 of proceedings at the federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., where the grueling pace that has unfolded in recent weeks finally gave way to an impressive show of significant evidence: the private communications of Tarrio and his Proud Boy co-defendants Ethan Nordean, Zachary Rehl, Joseph Biggs, and Dominic Pezzola.

In this process, jurors have also begun to see startling communications from other key members of the neofascist group like Jeremy Bertino, a close compatriot to Tarrio who was the first to flip and plead guilty to seditious conspiracy in October 2022; and Charles Donohoe, a former U.S. Marine who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding as well as assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers last April. Both former Proud Boy chapter leaders may end up testifying on behalf of the government as the trial goes forward, per terms of their plea agreements.

But only time will tell: Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason McCullough told presiding U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly this week he expects the trial to stretch at least another three to three-and-a-half weeks.

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Friday February 10, 2023 · 4:44 AM PST

2023/02/10 · 04:44

The 18th day of the Proud Boys seditious conspiracy trial begins at 9 a.m. ET. Communications leading up to the insurrection among the defendants and members who have already pleaded guilty continue to emerge.

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Thursday February 09, 2023 · 8:18 AM PST

2023/02/09 · 08:18

A trial exhibit in the Proud Boys seditious conspiracy case features defendants Joseph Biggs and Ethan Nordean outside of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

Welcome to Day 17 of the Proud Boys seditious conspiracy trial. More communications leading up to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol will be examined by the jury today. Catch up here.

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