Summary
Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the Proud Boys, says he is proud of his past work with the FBI to stop a sex trafficking ring, despite his criminal conviction and sentencing related to the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. Tarrio was pardoned by President Donald Trump along with more than 1,500 others. He did not physically take part in the Capitol events, as he was arrested beforehand.
Key Facts
- Enrique Tarrio once led the Proud Boys, a far-right group.
- Tarrio was convicted of seditious conspiracy for his role in planning to stop the certification of the 2020 election results.
- He was sentenced to 22 years in prison, the longest for anyone involved in the January 6 riot.
- President Trump pardoned Tarrio and more than 1,500 others in January.
- Tarrio claims he helped the FBI dismantle a sex trafficking ring before his charges.
- He was arrested two days before the January 6 riot but remained in control of the Proud Boys.
- Tarrio expressed gratitude to President Trump for the pardon but criticized some of Trump’s appointees.
