His attorney told the court Tarrio, "believes that an impartial jury will never be achieved in Washington D.C. Tarrio, the alleged leader of the Proud Boys on Jan. ![]() "The most shrill and spectacular overtures about the alleged role of the Proud Boys on Januare arguably yet to come and showcased before the nation in the next few days," Biggs' attorney wrote on Tuesday in arguing the trial should be moved until at least December. Bennie Thompson said that while the committee is cooperating with the Justice Department and may allow prosecutors to view some of the evidence later this summer, they have their own timetable for releases and would not disclose the transcripts until they deemed fit.īiggs and some of his fellow co-defendants argued that the pending release of these transcripts and a final report by the committee, which prosecutors said they were told might happen in September, would further lead to "contaminating" the potential jurors tasked with deciding their guilt They have attempted to gain access to the Congressional evidence, but have so far failed to do so. The interview transcripts, which the committee says total over 1,000, are "potentially relevant to our overall criminal investigations" and relevant to specific cases already in process, according to the letter from the Justice Department. Prosecutors revealed in a court filing late last week that they sent a letter to the House select committee members asking for access to transcripts and relevant evidence that may have been collected to assist in the criminal probe related to the riot. With the megaphone is Ethan Nordean, second from left. Capitol in Washington, in support of President Donald Trump. 6, 2021, file photo, Proud Boys including Joseph Biggs, front left, walks toward the U.S. Attorney's Office allege the group, led by Enrique Tarrio, conspired to obstruct and stop the counting of the Electoral College votes by forming a mob to force entry into the Capitol building. jury pool that is already likely "overrepresented among the hearing's viewership."Ĭriminal investigators in the Washington, D.C. The defendants argued in court filings that this focus on the accusations against them would inject bias into a Washington, D.C.
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