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Pennsylvania Proud Boys played a big role in Jan. 6 planning: Key takeaways from Capitol riot sedition trial

From early planning via encrypted chats to members on the ground as the mob advanced on the Capitol, government evidence showed Proud Boys from Pennsylvania played an outsized role in Jan. 6.

Philly Proud Boys President Zach Rehl (center, in camouflage hat) and Joe Biggs, a leader of the group from Florida (left, in gray plaid shirt) stand at the forefront of a crowd of members of the organization that marched on the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021.
Philly Proud Boys President Zach Rehl (center, in camouflage hat) and Joe Biggs, a leader of the group from Florida (left, in gray plaid shirt) stand at the forefront of a crowd of members of the organization that marched on the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021.Read moreImage from FBI affidavit / MCT