Kelly said what the House Select Committee does is "beyond the power of anyone" sitting in the hearing, and while everyone should be mindful of the committee's actions, he does not see an immediate need to delay the trial. "We have to run from it like fire."Īttorneys for the five defendants also complained about the committee's plans to release transcripts from interviews with 1,000 witnesses, saying they fear it could be dumped during the trial, which is scheduled to start Aug. "Mixing politics and criminal justice is dangerous," said Nick Smith, counsel to Nordean.
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District Judge Timothy Kelly called "unwarranted." The press and public were barred from the Tuesday morning detention hearing in. 6 in nearby Baltimore.) But the memo alleges that Tarrio did not immediately comply with. A Miami judge on Tuesday ordered Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio held without bail on January 6 conspiracy charges.
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The case marks the second time that the Justice Department has taken the unusual step of filing seditious conspiracy charges in connection with the Capitol riot by supporters of then-president Donald Trump.Įarlier this year, 11 members of the far-right Oath Keepers, including its leader Stewart Rhodes, were also charged with seditious conspiracy for allegedly playing a similar leadership role in the deadly attack.ĭuring Thursday's hearing, one of the defense lawyers questioned whether prosecutors had intentionally timed the new indictment with the committee's prime time hearing, an accusation prosecutors denied and which U.S. The Proud Boys leader was released on Jan.