CT Lawyer Who Represented Proud Boys Leader in Jan. 6 Case 'Thrilled' by Trump Pardons

January 23, 2025

Reacting to news of impending pardons for individuals charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, a Connecticut lawyer who represents a member of the far-right Proud Boys group said his client was preparing to leave federal prison.


“I’m thrilled,” said New Haven-based attorney Norm Pattis, reached by phone Monday evening.


Pattis represents Joe Biggs, who was sentenced in 2023 to 17 years in federal prison for seditious conspiracy and other charges in connection with the insurrection.


Pattis said he understood on Monday evening that Biggs was being processed for release from a federal prison in Alabama. Pattis expected Biggs to leave prison on Tuesday.

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