Planning of the January 6 United States Capitol attack

January 6 United
States Capitol attack
Timeline • Planning
Background
2020 presidential election
and other causes
Related groups and persons
Participants
Notable people
Organizations
Law enforcement response
Aftermath
Biden inauguration
Investigations and charges
Corporate actions
Reactions
Impeachment and 2024 presidential election

A stack formation of Oath Keepers led by Kelly Meggs marching on January 6 (top left, circled in red). A pipe bomb (top right), one of two found just blocks from the Capitol. Proud Boys leader Ethan Nordean (bottom) on January 6, leading a large crowd of Proud Boys to attack the Capitol.

After Donald Trump lost the 2020 United States presidential election, multiple individuals plotted to use force to stop the peaceful transition of power; this was one aspect of what eventually led to the January 6 attack on the United States Capitol.[1][2][3][4]

Fourteen members of the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys militias were convicted of seditious conspiracy for planning and leading the attack, while an unidentified pipe-bomber remains at-large.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference OathKeeperIndictment was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Indictment of Proud Boys leaders". United States District Court for the District of Columbia. June 6, 2022 – via justice.gov.
  3. ^ "Four Oath Keepers Found Guilty of Seditious Conspiracy Related to U.S. Capitol Breach". United States Department of Justice (Press release). January 23, 2023.
  4. ^ "Jury Convicts Four Leaders of the Proud Boys of Seditious Conspiracy Related to U.S. Capitol Breach". United States Department of Justice (Press release). May 4, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  5. ^ Farivar, Masood (May 4, 2023). "4 Proud Boys Leaders Convicted of Seditious Conspiracy in US Capitol Attack". Voice of America. Retrieved January 18, 2024.