Timothy Kelly

A federal judge dismissed the remaining part of the seditious conspiracy case against four Proud Boys members after President Trump's clemency actions erased convictions from the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Judge Timothy Kelly, who presided over the trial, stated Trump's clemency made the case's dismissal inevitable and emphasized the need for unity to preserve constitutional governance.

A Trump-appointed federal judge dismissed the Jan. 6 prosecution of four Proud Boys members after the Justice Department requested the dismissal, citing separation-of-powers principles that require courts to defer to executive branch charging decisions. The dismissal followed an appeals court vacating the men's convictions and a presidential executive order commuting their sentences and issuing pardons to other Jan. 6 defendants.

A Trump-appointed judge permanently dismissed the Jan. 6 prosecution of four Proud Boys members after the Justice Department requested dismissal, citing constitutional separation-of-powers principles that limit judicial authority over executive charging decisions. The convictions of Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, and Dominic Pezzola were vacated by an appeals court before the case was returned to the judge, who ruled he could not block the dismissal.

A federal judge approved the Justice Department's request to dismiss remaining convictions against four Proud Boys leaders for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. District Judge Timothy Kelly granted the motion, affecting Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary…

A Trump-appointed judge dismissed the seditious conspiracy case against Proud Boys leaders following a Department of Justice motion. The judge noted the dismissal was based on the DOJ's request, despite his view that the request lacked factual or legal basis. The leaders had been convicted of multiple crimes related to the 2021 Capitol attack.