A Wall Street Journal exclusive reports that the Proud Boys, a so-called far-right group, has filed a $100 million lawsuit against the FBI and federal government for violating their rights in the investigation of the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol.
The lawsuit claims prosecutors used a new legal theory to hold them accountable for the actions of the crowd on Jan. 6. The suit says that the government lacked probable cause to raid their homes after they turned themselves in and that FBI employees reviewed communications protected by attorney-client privilege. They said a confidential FBI informant was spying on their legal teams…..
The new lawsuit also claims the government used a document titled “1776 Returns” that the suit says was planted in Tarrio’s email inbox and provided a basis for its argument on seditious conspiracy. The lawsuit says the government knew Tarrio didn’t compose, read or share the document.
The suit also highlights their prison conditions during their prosecutions. They say they were subjected to prolonged pretrial detention without bond and held in solitary confinement without cause.
At last, in court, we may finally get to the bottom of this.
You go, Boys.
I wonder how much information about the government involvement in this was hidden away in the secret files that are showing up