At least 40 undercover police officers, informants, and federal agents monitored the Proud Boys on Jan. 6, 2021, a new federal court filing alleges. Proud Boys defendant Dominic Pezzola filed a motion on April 5 seeking to compel federal prosecutors to “reveal all informants, undercover operatives and other confidential human sources [CHSs] relating to the…

An FBI informant who joined the Proud Boys and helped breach the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, says there was an understanding that he could commit crimes in certain situations. The informant, named in court as Aaron, said that he spoke with his handling agent before traveling to Washington. “Did your conversation with the…

WASHINGTON—An FBI special agent and federal prosecutors deny allegations from defense attorneys in the Proud Boys seditious conspiracy trial that a paid informant spied on the defendants and their attorneys. In a declaration filed on March 23 in U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly’s court, FBI Special Agent Kristina Spindel said the bureau never asked the…

An FBI special agent and federal prosecutors deny allegations from defense attorneys in the Jan. 6 Proud Boys seditious conspiracy trial that a paid informant spied on the defendants and their attorneys. In a declaration filed on March 23 in U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly’s court, FBI Special Agent Kristina Spindel said the bureau never…

Defense attorneys in the Proud Boys seditious-conspiracy trial in Washington D.C. learned late March 22 that one of their own defense witnesses who was about to testify had worked as an FBI informant for at least 22 months. They asked for an emergency hearing before U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly and filed a motion to…

Defense attorneys in the Proud Boys seditious-conspiracy trial in Washington D.C. learned late March 22 that one of their own defense witnesses who was about to testify had worked as an FBI informant for at least 22 months. They asked for an emergency hearing before U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly and filed a motion to…

If you ask National Police Association spokeswoman Betsy Smith, Antifa—not the police—seems in charge at many American protests. Political radicals control the streets because politicians have told police to stand down, Smith said. “What we’ve seen since 2014—and then being ramped up after 2020—is this unfortunate atmosphere where Antifa and Antifa-like groups seem to run…

Defendants in the ongoing Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol Breach trial suffered a defeat on Monday, as the court ordered that the defendants may not cross-examine an FBI agent for most of the defense attorneys’ allegations that spawned from internal FBI messages inadvertently leaked in court. Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump-appointed judge, on Monday addressed allegations…

Rogers Roots, an attorney representing Dominic Pezzola, a Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach defendant, alleged on Sunday that the FBI had committed crimes by altering evidence and requested that the court appoint a special master to review the evidence. Roots’s move came days after the testimony of FBI Special Agent Nicole Miller, who was involved in…

The trial of Dominic Pezzola, one of the defendants of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach, was paused on Thursday due to classified FBI messages revealed in court, which the defense attorneys say show FBI agents discussing the altering of evidence. Pezzola is one of the Proud Boys members on trial for obstruction and conspiracy…