Overview

• Enrique Tarrio, Ethan Nordean, Zachary Rehl, Joe Biggs and Dominic Pezzola filed the suit on June 6 in federal court in Florida.
• They are seeking $100 million in restitution for what they call politically motivated prosecutions tied to their roles in the January 6 Capitol attack.
• The complaint alleges Justice Department and FBI misconduct, including evidence tampering, witness intimidation, attorney-client privilege breaches and spying on defense strategy.
• Four leaders were convicted of seditious conspiracy in 2023, while Pezzola was convicted of other serious felonies.
• The lawsuit follows President Trump’s pardon of nearly all January 6 defendants on his first day back in the White House.