Posted on 09/05/2023 2:56:05 PM PDT by Coronal
WASHINGTON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - A former chairman of the right-wing Proud Boys group was sentenced on Tuesday to 22 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump trying to overturn the former president's election defeat.
Enrique Tarrio was convicted of charges, including seditious conspiracy, for his role in planning the storming of the Capitol, when thousands of supporters of the Republican then-U.S. president violently tried to stop Congress from certifying the results of an election that Trump falsely claimed had widespread fraud.
Federal prosecutors had asked U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly to impose a 33-year prison sentence on Tarrio, who was not present at the Capitol on the day of the violence because another judge had ordered him to stay out of Washington. Prosecutors said he helped direct the attack from Baltimore.
Tarrio's attorneys had asked for a substantially shorter sentence.
Kelly last week sentenced another far-right Proud Boys leader, Ethan Nordean, to 18 years, less than the 27 years prosecutors had sought. Oath Keepers militia founder Stewart Rhodes in May was also sentenced to 18 years. Nordean and Rhodes had previously been tied for the longest sentence handed down in the case.
More than 1,100 people have been arrested on charges related to the Capitol assault, and of those at least 630 have pleaded guilty and at least 110 have been convicted at trial. Five people, including a police officer, died during or shortly after the riot and more than 140 police officers were injured. The Capitol suffered millions of dollars in damage.
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It’s amazing how much you hate Trump, NeverTrumper.
Tim Kelly is a racist who lynched the black man, Enrique Tarrio.
Good thing Trump shored up our Senate majority with Oz and Walker. Otherwise, we’d have to depend of McConnell, McRomBush, and the sisters separated by a continent, Sue and Linda.
A few of the freepers on this thread don't have your discernment, nor do they understand the horse-trading that goes on in judicial appointments.
But they can certainly type their uninformed opinions on their keyboards.
They served 25 years before being released by Carter.
The DNC pulled all the ballot creation money out of Florida to use in electing the cardboard cutout in Pennsylvania and other places.
In Georgia, Kemp assisted the Democrats in stopping Walker.
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It’s amazing how you hate DeSantis. You never DeSantis.
I seem to recall it coming out that Tarrio was a federal informant, but maybe it was on another case?
Really? Were you in the courtroom? Please tell us about your experience. Trump wouldn’t put a racist on the court. Would he???????
The irony of you saying that to me is just out of this world. Thank you for the laugh.
Slap some butter on him.
Everyone here knows you're a shill for "Meatball" DeSwampus.
McConnell would.
The trumpers aren't smart enough to realize they constantly make the case that trump was simply a tool of the deepstate machine while they are trying to defend him. It's really quite funny.
Remember how much fun it was to chant “lock her up, lock her up” at Trump rallies?
Those were back in the days of winning. Not in the days of explaining why we’re not winning. You can see why Trump said, as for me, I prefer a winner.
Ah yes. Trump was just a vessel for McConnell’s evil deeds. I, for one, would never vote for a puppet of McConnell. I guess you will. Sad.
It really is. They must walk in some dream state that is all trump love and rainbows and gumdrops.
I never went to any Trump rallies, nor did I watch any.
I appreciate Trump for what he does - The Reveal, every day of the week.
I'm sorry you can't see what's in front of you.
Looks like Meatball also blew his chance for 2028...
Ever thought about doing a search before making comments like that?
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