September 6th 2023.
Henry "Enrique" Tarrio, the one-time chairman of the white nationalist group Proud Boys, has been sentenced to 22 years in prison. According to CBS News, his sentence marks the longest handed down in the Justice Department's investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot.
Tarrio has been in jail ever since he was arrested in January 2022, and in May 2023, he was found guilty of multiple charges, including seditious conspiracy. This conviction resulted in Tarrio receiving the longest sentence in the Justice Department's investigation of the Jan. 6 riots.
Prosecutors described Tarrio as a "primary organizer" of the Jan. 6 riots. They argued that he used his considerable influence to "condone and promote violence in others" by posting messages on social media and in message forums about a possible "civil war." Tarrio also posted messages reading "No Trump... No peace, no quarter," and encouraged revolt as Jan. 6 approached.
Evidence presented at the trial established that Tarrio posted on social media while the riot was going on, "Make no mistake, we did this." Prosecutor Conor Mulroe said in court on Sept. 5 that Tarrio was "on a tier of his own" and that he and his co-conspirators "targeted our entire system of government." Mulroe also described what could have happened were the rioters successful at staging their attack, telling the court: "They came so close to succeeding. There was a very real possibility that we were going to wake up on Jan. 7 in a full-blown constitutional crisis with the federal government in complete chaos."
Tarrio requested leniency from the court, and his defense tried to argue that Tarrio was not as much at fault as then-President Donald Trump was. However, Judge Timothy Kelly was not having any of it. He informed Tarrio and his defense that the jury already convicted him of conspiracy before reminding them that Tarrio had used his influence to distance himself from the events of Jan. 6. Kelly also said that he had no indication that Tarrio was remorseful for what he had done.
As such, Henry "Enrique" Tarrio, the one-time chairman of the white nationalist group Proud Boys, has been sentenced to 22 years in prison. This marks the longest sentence handed down in the Justice Department's investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot, and serves as a reminder of the consequences of inciting violence and attempting to overthrow a democratic government.
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