Proud Boys saw themselves as "Trump's army" ready for "all-out war" on January 6, prosecutors argue in trial.

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Source: The Guardian US
Proud Boys saw themselves as "Trump's army" ready for "all-out war" on January 6, prosecutors argue in trial.
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Prosecutors argue that leaders of the far-right Proud Boys viewed themselves as foot soldiers for Donald Trump and were ready for "all-out war" before the January 6 Capitol attack. The trial accuses former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio and four lieutenants of plotting to forcibly stop the transfer of power. The justice department has worked to link the violence of January 6 to Trump, and prosecutors have repeatedly shown a video clip of Trump telling the Proud Boys to "stand back and stand by." The Proud Boys face charges of seditious conspiracy, a civil war-era charge that can be difficult to prove and carries a sentence of up to 20 years.

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