Former Proud Boys chief Enrique Tarrio has been sentenced to 22 years in federal jail for the seditious conspiracy of the 1/6 assault.
Scott MacFarlane of CBS Information tweeted:
Longest sentence in any US Capitol siege case
4 years longer than OathKeepers founder Stewart Rhodes obtained
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) September 5, 2023
Tarrio might spend the following 5 presidential elections behind bars. The sentencing of the previous Proud Boys chief was one of many moments that many People had been ready for as part of the justice delivered for the 1/6 assault.
There’s a clear message being despatched to Donald Trump’s followers that in the event that they do his bidding and act on his requires violence, there’s a excellent likelihood that they may find yourself spending a very long time behind bars. Stories have been floating round for years that the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers had been in communication with the Trump White Home earlier than the 1/6 assault. The 1/6 Committee supplied proof that Trump knew his supporters had been armed on 1/6 and didn’t care as a result of he knew that they weren’t going to harm him.
Trump has continued to aim to incite violence after every of his indictments, however his supporters haven’t proven up. The message seems to have gotten via that attacking the US authorities for Donald Trump will get them locked up for a very long time.
Simply ask Enrique Tarrio.
