Prosecutors argue Proud Boys were Trump's army ready for all-out war in Jan. 6 trial.
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Prosecutors argued in the closing arguments of the seditious conspiracy trial against five Proud Boys accused of plotting to attack the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, that the defendants were "Donald Trump's army" and had directed fellow members of the far-right group towards violence. Defense attorneys argued that their clients never entered a conspiracy to attack the Capitol and criticized prosecutors for trying to connect their clients to Trump. The trial is expected to continue into Tuesday.
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- Proud Boys were ready for ‘all-out war’ before January 6, prosecutors argue The Guardian US
- Closing arguments underway in Proud Boys seditious conspiracy trial CBS News
- Proud Boys trial: Closings underway in Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy case The Washington Post
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