The far-right group ignored a lawsuit brought by a historic Black church in the nation’s capital that was vandalized by a pro-Trump mob last year.
A protester carries a banner of the far-right group Proud Boys in front of the Oregon State Capitol in Salem last September. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky)
WASHINGTON (CN) — A District of Columbia judge on Friday granted a default judgment against the far-right Proud Boys after the group gave the cold shoulder to a historic Black church’s lawsuit over destruction of Black Lives Matter flags.
Two days before hundreds of pro-Trump rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, the Trump-aligned extremist group Proud Boys was sued in D.C. Superior Court by a Washington church that claims it was terrorized in December 2020 when members of the group vandalized Black Lives Matter signs after a pro-Trump rally.