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The January 6th Capitol riot was one of the darkest days in recent American history. Revealing not only just how close our government was to the brink, but also revealing just how many there were and how coordinated those who wanted to overturn *** presidential election. *** bastion of American democracy were now more than two years later. *** federal jury has convicted four of those responsible for initiating and coordinating the attack on our Capitol. The four convicted on four were all members of the Proud Boys, the male chauvinist, far right, neo fascist organization, Ethan Nordan, Joseph Biggs, Zachary and Proud Boys leader Enrique Tario were all convicted of seditious conspiracy, meaning they were found to have plotted to attack the US Capitol on January 6th 2021 where they attempted to prevent Congress from ratifying Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States Reuters reports. These charges could up to 20 years of jail time. The four were also found guilty of obstructing an official proceeding as well as another proud boys member, Dominic Piola. This is *** felony and may also carry up to *** 20 year prison sentence after the convictions Attorney General Merrick Garland had some words for anyone thinking about defying American democracy in the future. Evidence presented at trial detailed the extent of the violence at the Capitol on January 6th and the central role these defendants played in setting into motion the unlawful events of that day. Today's verdict makes clear that the justice department will do everything in its power to defend the American people and American democracy.