Proud Boys' seditious conspiracy trial delayed after defendants say the House Jan. 6 committee hearings could "contaminate" jury pool

Washington –  A group of Proud Boys accused of seditious conspiracy on Wednesday successfully petitioned a judge to delay their trial until at least the end of the year. The move comes less than two weeks after their alleged leadership role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol took center stage in the first House Select Committee public hearing on the riot. 

Judge Timothy Kelly said he "reluctantly" agreed  to move the trial start date to December, pushing back its previously-scheduled start date of Aug. 8 .  

Spearheaded by defendant Joseph Biggs –  who investigators say is an organizer of Proud Boys events and who is accused of being  at the forefront of the far-right group's ascent on the Capitol – the group argued the publicity and attention they received during the hearings would make their August trial unfair.