02:31A Washington DC court has started questioning jurors in the seditious conspiracy case against the former leader of the right-wing 'Proud Boys' group and four other associates on Monday.
Prosecutors claim Enrique Tarrio, as well as Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl and Dominic Pezzola, encouraged violence in the build-up to January 6, and the attack on the US Capitol by a group of Donald Trump's supporters.
Defence attorneys have pleaded not guilty to the charges, denying that the men planned or led an attack. The trial, which begins in January, could take up to six weeks.
The Capitol attack, intended to halt the certification of Joe Biden’s election win, led to nearly 1,000 arrests.
On Monday, a US congressional inquiry also voted that former president Trump should face criminal charges over the events. He has called the committee a 'kangaroo court' and strongly denied any wrongdoing.
USA: Trial begins for Proud Boys leaders on role in Jan 6 violence
A Washington DC court has started questioning jurors in the seditious conspiracy case against the former leader of the right-wing 'Proud Boys' group and four other associates on Monday.
Prosecutors claim Enrique Tarrio, as well as Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl and Dominic Pezzola, encouraged violence in the build-up to January 6, and the attack on the US Capitol by a group of Donald Trump's supporters.
Defence attorneys have pleaded not guilty to the charges, denying that the men planned or led an attack. The trial, which begins in January, could take up to six weeks.
The Capitol attack, intended to halt the certification of Joe Biden’s election win, led to nearly 1,000 arrests.
On Monday, a US congressional inquiry also voted that former president Trump should face criminal charges over the events. He has called the committee a 'kangaroo court' and strongly denied any wrongdoing.
A Washington DC court has started questioning jurors in the seditious conspiracy case against the former leader of the right-wing 'Proud Boys' group and four other associates on Monday.
Prosecutors claim Enrique Tarrio, as well as Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl and Dominic Pezzola, encouraged violence in the build-up to January 6, and the attack on the US Capitol by a group of Donald Trump's supporters.
Defence attorneys have pleaded not guilty to the charges, denying that the men planned or led an attack. The trial, which begins in January, could take up to six weeks.
The Capitol attack, intended to halt the certification of Joe Biden’s election win, led to nearly 1,000 arrests.
On Monday, a US congressional inquiry also voted that former president Trump should face criminal charges over the events. He has called the committee a 'kangaroo court' and strongly denied any wrongdoing.