Proud Boys members must face January 6 charges, U.S. judge rules

By Reuters Posted on December 28, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather in Washington

FILE PHOTO: Members of the far-right group Proud Boys make ‘OK’ hand gestures indicating “white power” as supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building to protest against the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart/File Photo

By Jan Wolfe

A U.S. judge on Tuesday allowed a criminal case relating to the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol attack to move forward, declining to dismiss charges against four members of the far-right Proud Boys group.