ORLANDO, Fla. — Five members of the Proud Boys, a far-right group, claim their constitutional rights were violated when they were prosecuted for their participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to a lawsuit filed Friday.

The lawsuit was filed in Orlando federal court by former Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, Ethan Nordean and Dominic Pezzola. It seeks unspecified compensatory damages plus 6% interest and $100 million plus interest in punitive damages.

“There was hostages in this country,” Tarrio said during a news conference Friday afternoon. “It’s not about any other country today, and that’s why this lawsuit is so important to bring back law and order into our system.”

The lawsuit claims the men were arrested with insuffici

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