Federal judge dismisses seditious conspiracy case against four Proud Boys members after Trump clemency order.

U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly dismissed with prejudice the seditious conspiracy case against four Proud Boys members, Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, and Dominic Pezzola, granting a Justice Department motion following President Trump's January 2025 clemency order. Kelly, a Trump appointee, wrote that separation of powers compelled the dismissal while emphasizing the January 6 Capitol attack was a "perilous event" and an assault on the peaceful transfer of power. The ruling formally closes one of the most significant prosecutions from the Capitol riot investigation.