Proud Boys sue DOJ for $100 million over Jan. 6 charges

Published June 6, 2025 5:38pm ET



A group of Proud Boys leaders convicted of orchestrating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot filed a lawsuit against the federal government on Friday, alleging the prosecutions violated their constitutional rights and amounted to political retaliation.

The lawsuit, filed Friday in federal court in Florida, seeks $100 million in punitive damages and names Justice Department officials and FBI employees as defendants. It follows President Donald Trump’s sweeping pardons of most Jan. 6 defendants on his first day back in office.

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