Judge grants Trump admin's request to dismiss January 6 case against Proud Boys

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: CNN Politics

PUBLISHED Jul 11, 2026, 12:17 AM ET


A federal judge on Friday dismissed the seditious conspiracy case against several Proud Boys members — granting a request from Trump’s Justice Department and undoing one of the Biden administration’s most celebrated victories against those who it said inspired the January 6, 2021, attack on American democracy.

US District Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, begrudgingly agreed to drop the case against the four members, saying he “lacks the authority to compel the Executive to pursue a prosecution, full stop.”

“President Trump’s views about the prosecution of those who attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6—whether those views are based on fact or fiction—are well known, as is his intention to extend clemency to them through the Executive Order,” Judge Kelly said, referring to Trump on his first day back in office signing an order commuting their sentences.

Trump’s order granted pardons to over 1,000 people convicted in the attack but left in place the convictions of the four Proud Boys members — Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl and Dominic Pezzola. In April, the Justice Department under Todd Blanche moved to vacate their convictions.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/11/politics/judge-dismisses-january-6-case-proud-boys

[Botany]

1. America unless things change is over

This was a violent attack on our Constitutional Democracy, Law Enforcement Personnel, and the rule of law by know nothing racists who bought into Trump’s repeated lies about the election. Benito Mussolini
came to power in 1923 in the same way except he had his “Blackshirts” storm the Italian Capitol in Rome
Trump had his Proud Boys and other shit bags attempt to do the same thing to the U.S. Capitol in 2021.
People including Trump should still be in prison for January 6th but now they are free and some of them
are even Ice Agents.

[rampartd]

3. history indicates proud boys will attack again with more arms and a better plan

america must change or it remains a failed gangster state. checks and balances need teeth or partisan solidary will circumvent them.

i think the balkanized ungovernable america that conservatives appear to desire is too weak to defend vs russia or china or home grown cults.

[Botany]

5. The dumbing down of America has been purposely done to allow for the rise of racist, sexist, anti intellectual,

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and Christo Fascist groups who are the minority of Americans but with dirty elections, a media and other
platforms that push lies 24/7, a packed SCOTUS, and the Electoral College America is all but over.

I try to avoid talking to the climate change isn’t real mouth breathers but they have been so inculcated with
the lies pushed by the fossil fuel industries and even though from where I am sitting right now only 2 miles away is the Ohio State University’s Institute of Polar Studies which literally has millions of pieces of evidence and data that supports the science of human caused climate change but they refuse to hear the
truth.

The proud boys fucked up thinking is another example of purposefully driven misinformation campaigns
and a non stop attack on education and diversity.

[rampartd]

7. i do not talk about climate change because those needed to capitalize a fix

have already bought the high ground and believe that they will not be effected.

they are wrong..

[Vinca]

2. If Democrats had done this Trump would be calling for executions.

[purr-rat beauty]

8. Here's hoping...

That judge will be looking over their shoulder for the rest of their life

Make em uncomfortable if they can't be comfortable doing the right thing

[DrFunkenstein]

12. Don't You Know They Were All Antifa Agitators...

You need to watch more Fox News! Trump is on record more than 175 times saying that it was a highly coordinated attack by the Supreme Leaders of Antifa, that famously tightly-structured group of freedom-haters.

[popsdenver]

25. One way for Trump

to get all of their lasting allegiance........all with less of a conscience than mercenaries.......

1500 hires for Ice or Border Patrol with these individuals as leaders

It's here folks, ......no need to worry when it is gonna happen......

[AZJonnie]

4. Fascist dictators love an environment where those who fight on their behalf are totally immune

from consequences from law breaking, while simultaneously holding their enemies accountable to absolute fullest extent of law, and when that fails, they harass them with civil suits, investigations, loss of contracts, etc.

47's is the absolute most corrupt and dangerous regime this country has ever faced.

[popsdenver]

26. Actually,

not only the U.S. but the entire world.........

The U.S. saved the world from Hitler.......who is gonna save the U.S.........Not Russia, Not China the two other world powers.....

[niyad]

6. May all involved receive everything they deserve.

[hookaleft]

9. I read about this a while back but it was

Jeanine Pirro who asked the court to dismiss the convictions based on "in the interest of justice". When the judge asked her to explain she asked for more time. So I guess Blanche took over the case?? Anyone else remember that?

[BumRushDaShow]

11. She may have regurgitated some talking points since the charges were adjudicated in her jurisdiction

by her predecessor Matthew Graves, who oversaw all those cases -



But this last set outstanding, were almost all seditious conspiracy cases, and as soon as Blanche took over for Bondi (where Bondi wanted to dismiss the Proud Boys' lawsuit against DOJ), he was the one to sign off on the dismissal of charges request for the Proud Boys.

[hookaleft]

29. Found it

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"In the Executive Branch's view, it is not in the interests of justice to continue to prosecute this case or the cases of other, similarly situated defendants," federal prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney's Office in the District of Columbia wrote in one filing signed by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro. Prosecutors wrote that the defendants' attorneys didn't oppose the motions.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/doj-moves-dismiss-jan-6-convictions-proud-boys-oath-keepers-seditious-conspiracy/

[BumRushDaShow]

30. That was a court filing out of her office (from the lawyers working on the case)

But the final decision to drop (due to the special circumstances of the charges - seditious conspiracy) was apparently signed off from the highest level - Blanche (even with him only Acting).

That linked article was from back in April, about 2 weeks after Bondi was drop-kicked out the door and 2 months before Blanche was officially appointed as Acting AG.

[popsdenver]

27. Jeanine Pirro

tired, elderly, worn out, serious alcoholic, hag.......

[popsdenver]

28. Perfect for FOX

the Republican Party, and Trump...........

[calimary]

10. Oh fuck.

Sorry. That’s all I’ve got.

[sinkingfeeling]

13. I'm embarrassed to be a US citizen. A country that no longer believes in laws and punishment.

[mdbl]

14. Every day something new to add to the enshittification of the US

I don't think we even deserve the title American anymore - it's an insult to other countries on the same continent.

We need to find a way to prosecute these criminals on behalf of the normal people of the U.S. - The Dump Administration has turned our justice system into a get out of jail free card for the worst criminals in this country.

[purr-rat beauty]

15. Great - set a precedent

One day the ball will back in our court and this judge will get dunked

[travelingthrulife]

16. Why would any judge do this???

[BumRushDaShow]

17. "Why would any judge do this???"

US District Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee,

[electric_blue68]

18. Disgusting!

[orleans]

19. who the fuck is this lame, loser, suck-up, trump appointee of a crap judge?

who "begrudgingly agreed to drop the case against the four members, saying he “lacks the authority to compel the Executive to pursue a prosecution, full stop.” ?

i don't know. but it sounds like his hands were tied. and he "begrudgingly" liked it.

[RetiredParatrooper]

21. Federalist Society trash

They also infest the SCOTUS.

[Justice matters.]

20. Can that (other) injustice (to the Capitol Police & others) be appealed?

If so, by who (let's hope a group defending the rule of law steps up to the plate).

[Bengus81]

22. Yeah and I got really tired of the Media talking point of how they were "trying to

change the election". Bullshit,they were there for one reason,to overthrow the Government. They didn't give a rats ass about any stinkin' vote results.

They were there to declare and install Trump as President....full stop.

[AZ8theist]

24. Agreed. But they want Doturd as KING, not just "president".

[LudwigPastorius]

23. This judge is washing his hands and giving us the old...

“what am I supposed to do?”.

How about dismissing the charges against Nordean, Biggs, and Rehl without prejudice?

Since there is no statute of limitations for seditious conspiracy, they could be retried and convicted by a future administration.

[onenote]

31. Where did you get the idea that there's no statute of limitations for seditious conspiracy?

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Under 18 USC 3282 the statute of limitations for a non-capital offense is five years.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/3282
" a) In General.— Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, no person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for any offense, not capital, unless the indictment is found or the information is instituted within five years next after such offense shall have been committed."

And Seditious conspiracy is not a capital offense:
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2384
"If two or more persons in any State or Territory, or in any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, conspire to overthrow, put down, or to destroy by force the Government of the United States, or to levy war against them, or to oppose by force the authority thereof, or by force to prevent, hinder, or delay the execution of any law of the United States, or by force to seize, take, or possess any property of the United States contrary to the authority thereof, they shall each be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years or both. “