Trump Clemency Ends Proud Boys Case

A federal judge dismissed the remaining Proud Boys convictions after President Trump's clemency erased every federal Jan. 6 prosecution.

1. Frame 1A federal judge rules the remaining Proud Boys convictions cannot stand after Trump's clemency erased every federal Jan. 6 prosecution.
2. Frame 2The case began with seditious-conspiracy convictions over a plot to attack the Capitol and block the presidential transfer of power.
3. Frame 3Trump used pardon powers last year to erase cases brought against people prosecuted over the Jan. 6 attack.
4. Frame 4U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly saw no basis to preserve convictions after the Justice Department abandoned the case.
5. Frame 5Kelly called the Capitol riot a perilous assault on the constitutional requirement for peaceful presidential transfers.
6. Frame 6Kelly said dismissal did not endorse the Justice Department's choice; the order closes the landmark prosecution.