Leaders of the Proud Boys, a far-right hate group, are trying to sue the Department of Justice (DOJ). These were key instigators in the January 6 attack on our Capitol, and now they want $100 million from American taxpayers—despite being convicted by a jury of their peers.
While Trump and congressional Republicans slash our federal budget to strip funding from Medicaid and food stamps, we won’t sit back and allow our government to pay $100 million to a violent hate group attacking our democracy. We need the DOJ to know that we’re paying attention.
We know that the Trump administration is cozying up to insurrectionists. Recent reports show that Trump’s DOJ fired three prosecutors involved in pursuing criminal cases related to January 6.1 And Trump already pardoned or had the sentences of these insurrectionists commuted against the will of the general public as one of his first acts as president.
But clearly an unjust pardon from President Trump wasn’t enough. They want to exploit our hard-earned taxpayer money, too. Already, tens of thousands of people have spoken up to say: not on our watch. But we need to keep up the public pressure to make it clear to Attorney General Pam Bondi that we expect them to fight this lawsuit with every tool available.
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–The team at Common Cause
Source:
1. “Reports: Trump Justice Department fires three Jan. 6 prosecutors,” USA Today, June 28, 2025
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/06/28/trump-justice-department-fires-jan-6-prosecutors/84399423007/
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