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The far-right Proud Boys believed they were soldiers waging war under the direction of President Donald Trump when they violently stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, prosecutors said in closing arguments at the seditious conspiracy trial of five group leaders.
“These defendants saw themselves as Donald Trump’s army, fighting to keep their preferred leader in power,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Conor Mulroe told jurors. “A fighting force lined up behind Donald Trump and ready to commit violence on his behalf.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/24/proud-boys-trial-closings/
“These defendants saw themselves as Donald Trump’s army, fighting to keep their preferred leader in power,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Conor Mulroe told jurors. “A fighting force lined up behind Donald Trump and ready to commit violence on his behalf.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/24/proud-boys-trial-closings/