total federal defendants charged by DOJ post-Jan. 6
7
seditious conspiracy convictions now vacated or challenged — including all five Proud Boys leaders and ongoing scrutiny of the Oath Keepers rulings.
Event Type
EVENT
INDICTMENT
CONVICTION
SENTENCING
APPEAL
VACATUR
PARDON
POLICY SHIFT
Proud Boys
Oath Keepers
Both
Jan 2021
EVENT
Capitol Attack
Proud Boys and Oath Keepers members participate in the breach of the U.S. Capitol as Congress certifies the 2020 Electoral College results.
Mar 2021
INDICTMENT
First Seditious Conspiracy Charges
DOJ files first seditious conspiracy charges under 18 U.S.C. § 2384 against Oath Keepers members, a statute rarely used since the Civil War era.
Jan 2022
INDICTMENT
Oath Keepers Leader Indicted
Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers, indicted on seditious conspiracy charges alongside 10 co-defendants.
Jun 2022
INDICTMENT
Proud Boys Leader Indicted
Enrique Tarrio, former Proud Boys national chairman, and four other leaders indicted on seditious conspiracy charges.
Nov 2022
CONVICTION
Oath Keepers Conviction
Stewart Rhodes and Kelly Meggs convicted of seditious conspiracy — the first such convictions related to January 6. Three co-defendants acquitted on that charge.
May 2023
SENTENCING
Rhodes Sentenced
Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years in federal prison — the longest sentence issued for any January 6 defendant at that time.
Aug 2023
CONVICTION
Proud Boys Conviction
Enrique Tarrio convicted of seditious conspiracy along with four other Proud Boys leaders — Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, and Dominic Pezzola.
Sep 2023
SENTENCING
Tarrio Sentenced
Enrique Tarrio sentenced to 22 years in federal prison — the longest January 6 sentence handed down at that time.
Jan 2025
PARDON
Trump Pardons Issued
President Trump signs executive clemency for hundreds of January 6 defendants on his first day back in office, creating immediate pressure on pending appeals and remaining sentences.
Mar 2025
POLICY SHIFT
DOJ Drops Active J6 Cases
Under the second Trump administration, the DOJ moves to drop or reduce charges against remaining January 6 defendants not yet resolved.
Sep 2025
APPEAL
D.C. Circuit Appeal Ruling (Proud Boys)
D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issues ruling finding legal infirmity in the government's seditious conspiracy theory or trial conduct in the Proud Boys case, mirroring appellate scrutiny of the Oath Keepers convictions.
Jul 2026
VACATUR
Convictions Vacated
Federal district judge vacates the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys leaders following the D.C. Circuit's ruling, dismantling a cornerstone of the DOJ's January 6 accountability effort.