A United States federal court has dismissed the seditious conspiracy cases against four members of the Proud Boys, the far-right group involved in the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.On Friday, Judge Timothy J Kelly, an appointee of President Donald Trump, granted the government’s motion to dismiss the case with prejudice, meaning it cannot be revived in future.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listBut Kelly made it clear that the defendants — Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl and Dominic Pezzola — had been “convicted of serious offences”.He wrote in his seven-page ruling that his decision was ultimately rooted in the separation of government powers, not in the merits of the case.“As the Court has said many times, the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021 was a perilous event. It was an attack on people, including police officers, many of whom were injured,” Kelly wrote.“It was an attack on the Constitution’s mechanism to facilitate the peaceful transfer of power from one president to the next,” he added.Inside the January 6 riotFriday’s ruling was yet another milestone in Trump’s efforts to end the prosecution of January 6 rioters.The attack on the Capitol came shortly after Trump lost his bid for re-election in 2020 to Democrat Joe Biden. But in the aftermath of his loss, Trump spread false claims that the election had been rigged.Janua …
