A leader of the Proud Boys convicted of seditious conspiracy for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack intends to seek a pardon from President-elect Trump. Joe Biggs, a Florida Proud Boy and onetime correspondent for the far-right website “InfoWars,

The first Proud Boys to seek pardons are bypassing DOJ, which Matt Gaetz was tapped to lead.

Time and again during his campaign, former and future president Donald Trump made the Jan.6 rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol a centerpiece of his rallies, calling them heroes or hostages and promising pardons.

A leader of the Proud Boys who was convicted last year of seditious conspiracy for his role in the storming of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, on Wednesday asked President-elect Donald J. Trump for a pardon.

Joe Biggs' attorney said federal prosecutors "overcharged" the Jan. 6, 2021 cases. A police officer testified Biggs led a group of rioters.