Defense Attorneys in Jan. 6 Case Allege FBI Informant Spied on Legal Team

Defense Attorneys in Jan. 6 Case Allege FBI Informant Spied on Legal Team
Members of the Proud Boys join supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump as they demonstrate in Washington D.C. on Dec. 12, 2020. Jose Luis Magana/AFP via Getty Images
Joseph M. Hanneman
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Defense attorneys in the Proud Boys seditious conspiracy trial in Washington learned late on March 22 that one of their own defense witnesses who was about to testify had worked as an FBI informant for at least 22 months.

They asked for an emergency hearing before U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly and filed a motion to compel the U.S. Department of Justice to disclose whether the witness has been spying on the defense team.
Joseph M. Hanneman
Joseph M. Hanneman
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Joseph M. Hanneman is a former reporter for The Epoch Times who focussed on the January 6 Capitol incursion and its aftermath, as well as general Wisconsin news. In 2022, he helped to produce "The Real Story of Jan. 6," an Epoch Times documentary about the events that day. Joe has been a journalist for nearly 40 years.
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