Proud Boys riot trial delayed due to committee hearings
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U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly postponed the start of the trial from Aug. 8 to Dec. 12 after attorneys for several of the men argued that their clients couldn’t get a fair trial by an impartial jury in the midst of televised hearings by the House committee investigating the Capitol attack.
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The ruling ensures that one of the two highest-profile prosecutions arising from the attack on the Capitol will drag beyond the two-year anniversary of the insurrection.
U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly postponed the start of the trial from Aug. 8 to Dec. 12 after attorneys for several of the men argued that their clients couldn’t get a fair trial by an impartial jury in the midst of televised hearings by the House committee investigating the Capitol attack.
The Justice Department supported delaying the trial until December, saying the Jan. 6 committee could reveal information relevant to prosecuting several Proud Boys.
Several defendants and prosecutors warned that the planned release of a public report and witness transcripts from the high-profile House investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol attack could upend trial preparations
Leaders of the right-wing Proud Boys group should not have to face trial until early next year, after the Jan. 6 hearings have concluded, so that attorneys can fully review the evidence unearthed by House investigators, the Department of Justice recommended Tuesday.
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