In December 2021, then-D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine filed a lawsuit against both the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers under the Ku Klux Klan Act, seeking steep financial penalties and claiming the two organizations were responsible for the violence at the US Capitol on January 6th, 2021.
“The images of that shameful and contemptible day can never be erased,” Racine said at a press conference announcing the lawsuit. “It was like 9/11, a planned terrorist attack, but this time, our own citizens were hell bent on destroying the freedoms and ideals on which our country was founded, and continues to aspire to achieve.”
DC Attorney General Files Lawsuit Against Proud Boys, Oathkeepers — Compares Jan. 6 to 9/11
In early March, the DC Attorney General’s Office had motioned to dismiss the lawsuit with prejudice, citing that “the District’s limited law enforcement resources must now be committed elsewhere in the service of District residents.”
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The KKK Act of 1871, a Reconstruction Era piece of legislation passed by Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant, was intended to hold the Klan accountable for violations against civil rights and allow federal prosecutions, as well as troop deployments to combat the white supremacist organization. It also allowed for prosecutions for interfering with government functions or private conspiracies to interfere with civil rights, such as insurrection or political intimidation, under specific conditions.
In the case of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, the DC Attorney General alleged that they “conspir[ed] to terrorize the District by planning, promoting, and participating in the violent January 6, 2021, attack on the United States Capitol Building.” The law prohibits using force or threats to prevent federal officers from carrying out their official duties, as reported by various legal sources.
The dismissal follows the pardons and/or commutations of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers members following the inauguration of President Donald Trump. The Gateway Pundit reported on the trial of both organizations, documenting a weak case as the claims of “seditious conspiracy” fell apart as the key witness was caught telling several lies under oath.
Several members of the organizations are hoping for an escalation of their commutations to include a full pardon, allowing the full restoration of their Rights.
‘THERE WAS NO PLAN’: The Government’s Case Against The Proud Boys In Seditious Conspiracy Trial FALLS APART after Key Witness Repeatedly Lies Under Oath, Called Tarrio Slurs Dozens Of Times https://t.co/9FW6aNJ98g
— The Gateway Pundit (@gatewaypundit) March 2, 2023
The KKK Act was also used, unsuccessfully, to sue a Colorado organization for voter intimidation after they canvassed people following the 2020 Election to inquire by what method they voted (mail, early in-person, or in-person Election Day) and asked how many registered voters lived at the address. All of which is publicly available.
The lawfare waged by several NGOs in that case ended in a directed verdict from the Biden-appointed Colorado federal judge.
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