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NBC News By Ryan J. Reilly and Daniel Barnes 5/2/2023

The trial, which began with jury selection in December, is one of the most important cases in the Justice Department's sprawling investigation into the Capitol attack.

Jurors deliberating the fate of five Proud Boys charged with seditious conspiracy in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol appear to be struggling with the charges against at least some of the defendants.

The jury sent a note Tuesday morning asking U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly for additional instruction about what to do if they do not agree on all charges. “We did not receive instructions on what to do if the jury does not reach unanimity on a charge. How should we proceed in this scenario?” the note said, in part.

The jury began deliberating Wednesday and did not deliberate Friday morning, meaning it spent roughly the equivalent of three full days considering the case before it sent the note.

More: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/jurors-struggle-least-one-charge-proud-boys-seditious-conspiracy-trial-rcna82457