WASHINGTON — The D.C. Attorney General’s Office (OAG) moved to dismiss a years-old civil case Friday against members of the Oath Keepers, Proud Boys and other individuals involved in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol – saying the city was unlikely to ever recover enough even from a successful verdict to justify expending more resources.

Proud Boys Founder Enrique Tarrio was arrested again Friday, moments after members of his group and fellow far-right miliia groupMembers of the Proud Boys and

This boost for Jan. 6 defendants leads experts to fear political violence will be seen as more acceptable in American life.

Leaders of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers said they're filing lawsuits against the Justice Department over the Jan. 6 prosecutions.

Ed Martin, the acting U.S. attorney in the District of Columbia, took the action against federal prosecutors who had been involved in Jan. 6 cases.

Leaders of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers — fresh off a presidential pardon for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol — plan to hold a news conference Friday outside that very building.