Proud Boy on Trial Denies Plot and Slams 'Fake' Charges.
TL;DR
Proud Boy Dominic Pezzola, who admitted to breaking a Capitol window during the Jan. 6 riot, called the charges against him "fake" and the trial "phony" and "corrupt" as the Proud Boys seditious conspiracy trial nears an end. Pezzola argued that the rioters were "acting as trespassing protesters" and that law enforcement officers used excessive force on the mob that day. He also used his courtroom testimony to advance a conspiracy theory that Ray Epps, a Trump supporter who tried to calm down rioters on Jan. 6, was a government informant.
- Proud Boy who broke Capitol window slams 'fake' charges as trial wraps up NBC News
- Defendant Lashes Out From Witness Stand During Proud Boys Trial The New York Times
- Proud Boys defense wobbles as two testify in Jan. 6 trial The Washington Post
- Pezzola testimony sheds light on a lingering Jan. 6 mystery — and a critical lie POLITICO
- Proud Boy who smashed Capitol window at riot denies any plot The Hill
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