Proud Boys Case Dismissed
A federal judge ended the Proud Boys' Jan. 6 case after Trump's sweeping clemency order.
July 11, 2026 · Updated Jul 11, 5:53pm ET
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What happened
U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly
Timothy J. KellyUnited States District Judge for the District of Columbia granted the Justice Department’s request to dismiss with prejudice the remaining Jan. 6 prosecution of Proud BoysProud BoysNorth American neo-fascist organization led by Enrique Tarrio members Ethan Nordean
Ethan Nordeanleader of the “Proud Boys” neo-fascist and accused political terrorist, Joseph Biggs
Joe Biggsproud Boys organizer and radio host, Zachary Rehl and Dominic Pezzola. The dismissal followed President Donald Trump’s broad clemency order for Jan. 6 defendants and an appeals court’s vacatur of the defendants’ convictions. Nordean, Biggs and Rehl had been convicted of seditious conspiracy for the Capitol attack; Pezzola was convicted of other Jan. 6-related offenses.
