Former Proud Boys Leader Faces 33-Year Prison Sentence as DOJ Pursues Justice
The Justice Department is seeking a 33-year prison sentence for Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the Proud Boys, who was convicted of seditious conspiracy in relation to the breach on the U.S. Capitol in January 2021. This would be the longest punishment handed down in connection to the incident so far. Tarrio and three of his lieutenants were convicted of conspiring to block the transfer of presidential power to keep Donald Trump in office after he lost the 2020 election. Prosecutors argue that the Proud Boys aimed to exert their political will through force and undo the election results. They are also seeking lengthy sentences for Tarrio’s co-defendants. Defense attorneys argue that the proposed sentences are excessive and that the defendants believed they were following the orders of the then-president. The defendants will be sentenced later this month.
