If convicted of sedition, they could face up to 20 years in prison.
WASHINGTON — Jury selection in the seditious conspiracy case against former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio and four others charged in the attack on the U.S. Capitol began Monday after the judge denied defense attorneys’ last-minute bid to delay overhigh-profile case until after the new year due to the expected action this week by the House committee investigating the insurrection
“The former president is not on trial here today,” the judge said before he called potential jurors into the courtroom. Jury selection comes as the House committee that has been investigating the insurrection is poised to recommend criminal charges against former President Donald Trump Days before the riot, Tarrio posted on social media about “revolution,” according to court papers. Citing what they alleged was an encrypted message group created by Tarrio, authorities say members discussed attacking the Capitol. One message said: “Time to stack those bodies in front of Capitol Hill.
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