Proud Boys leader and three members convicted of seditious conspiracy for Jan. 6

A federal jury convicted Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and three other members of seditious conspiracy for their roles in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, finding they plotted to use force to keep Trump in power. The verdict — following earlier seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers leaders — established that the riot was a coordinated assault on democracy, not mere protest. Prosecutors presented evidence that the Proud Boys mobilized specifically in response to Trump's 'stand back and stand by' debate command and his 'will be wild' tweet summoning supporters to Jan. 6.