Jeremy Bertino, a former Proud Boy, provided some of the government’s best evidence so far, but he also offered an unusual description of a criminal conspiracy.
The two-day testimony of Jeremy Bertino, a former leader of the far-right group, shed new light on the Proud Boys’ growing desperation in the weeks before the riot.
The attempt to force Donald J. Trump to testify is a long-shot move that is almost certain to be fought by the former president — and perhaps by the judge in the case.
Prosecutors have started to lay out evidence that they say shows how members of the far-right pro-Trump group conspired to use force to stop the lawful transfer of power after the 2020 election.
Prosecutors in the Proud Boys sedition trial disclosed more about an encounter in a garage between leaders of the far-right groups the day before the attack on the Capitol.