Proud Boys Defense Witness Revealed As Informant

The Associated Press reports:

Federal prosecutors disclosed Wednesday that a witness expected to testify for the defense at the seditious conspiracy trial of former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and four associates was secretly acting as a government informant for nearly two years after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, a defense lawyer said in a court filing.

Carmen Hernandez, a lawyer for former Proud Boys chapter leader Zachary Rehl, asked a judge to schedule an immediate emergency hearing and suspend the trial “until these issues have been considered and resolved.”

Lawyers for the other four defendants joined in Hernandez’s request. It’s the latest twist in a trial that has been bogged down by bickering between lawyers and the judge and already lasted much longer than expected.

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A lawyer for one of the former Proud Boys leaders charged with seditious conspiracy says federal prosecutors have revealed that a defense witness was secretly acting as a government informant for nearly 2 years after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. https://t.co/1DfXaC1zHC

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