Proud Boy Trial

FBI Caught Doctoring, Destroying '338 Items of Evidence' in Jan. 6 Proud Boys Case

The FBI has been accused of doctoring evidence against a defendant who was involved in the Capitol incursion.

The controversy erupted recently after an attorney for Ethan Nordean, a Proud Boys member facing charges over the events of Jan. 6, 2021, said “hidden” messages between FBI agents had been found in a document presented to the court by FBI Special Agent Nicole Miller, according to Newsweek.

“[A] close examination of the agent’s sheet revealed over one thousand hidden Excel rows of messages,” a court document said. Leaked chat logs from an FBI agent revealed that her boss ordered her to “destroy evidence” in the Department of Justice’s case against Proud Boys charged with seditious conspiracy for their alleged participation in the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Last Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Tim Kelly paused the trial of Ethan Nordean — already in its third month — to determine how to handle the error. Some error.

Doctoring the Report