Proud Boys and Oath Keepers among over 1,500 Capitol riot defendants pardoned by Trump
Fourteen members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers are among those whose sentences were commuted.
The Proud Boys is a North American far-right, neo-fascist militant organization that promotes and engages in political violence. The group's leaders have been convicted of violently opposing the federal government of the United States, including its constitutionally prescribed transfer of presidential power. It has been called a street gang and was designated as a terrorist group in Canada and New Zealand. The Proud Boys are opposed to left-wing and progressive groups and support President Donald Trump. While Proud Boys leadership has denied being a white supremacist organization, the group and some of its members have been connected to white supremacist events, ideologies, and other white-power groups throughout its existence.
Fourteen members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers are among those whose sentences were commuted.