'We Didn't Do Anything': Proud Boy Brags from Jail That Trump Will Pardon Him

Sep 6, 2023 | After receiving a 17-year prison sentence for seditious conspiracy, Proud Boys member Joe Biggs called into Alex Jones’ show from jail to say, “I do believe Donald J. Trump will pardon us—and he should. We didn’t do anything.”

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Legal Expert: Proud Boys Got Lower Sentences due to ‘Seeming Inability to See Ourselves as Threat’

Sep 6, 2023 | Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years in prison when prosecutors had asked for 33 years. Why Proud Boys convicted for crimes related to the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection received lower sentences is discussed by our expert guests on The ReidOut on MSNBC.

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Former Proud Boys Leader to Be Sentenced for Capitol Riot Role

Sep 5, 2023 | The former leader of the far right US militia group, the Proud Boys is about to be sentenced for his role in the 2021 Capitol riot. Enrique Tarrio was found guilty of seditious conspiracy for helping to plan the unrest.

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Ex-Leader of Proud Boys Sentenced to 22 Years in Jan. 6 Sedition Case: The prison term for Enrique Tarrio was the most severe penalty handed down so far to any of the more than 1,100 people charged in connection with the Capitol attack. »


„Proud-Boys“-Anführer zeigt vor Gericht das Victory-Zeichen: Seine Verteidiger versuchten, ihn als fehlgeleiteten Patrioten darzustellen, das Gericht sah den Kopf einer „aufrührerischen Verschwörung: Der „Proud Boys“-Anführer Enrique Tarrio ist in Washington zu einer Haftstrafe von 22 Jahren verurteilt worden. »

Assaut du Capitole : l’ancien leader des Proud Boys, un groupe d’extrême droite, condamné à vingt-deux ans de prison : Il s’agit de la plus lourde peine prononcée à la suite de l’attaque du 6 janvier 2021. Contrairement aux autres membres de ce groupe déjà condamnés, Enrique Tarrio ne se trouvait pas à Washington ce jour-là, mais le juge a considéré qu’il était un « à l’initiative du complot ». »

Proud Boys Lieutenant Sentenced to 17 Years in Jan. 6 Sedition Case

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The penalty for Joseph Biggs is the second longest so far in more than 1,100 criminal cases stemming from the Capitol attack.

Joseph Biggs, a onetime lieutenant in the Proud Boys, was sentenced on Thursday to 17 years in prison after his conviction on charges of seditious conspiracy for plotting with a gang of pro-Trump followers to attack the Capitol and disrupt the peaceful transfer of presidential power on Jan. 6, 2021. » | Alan Feuer and Zach Montague | Thursday, August 31, 2023

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The Lincoln Project: Rick Reacts: Proud Boys GUILTY!

May 4, 2023 | It was a bad day for the bad guys and Rick Wilson couldn’t be happier… but wait, there's more! There's a layer of people, from Roger Stone to Alex Jones to Steve Bannon, who were giving these street thugs their orders. Next up, Donald J. Trump.

Guilty: MAGA Militia Faces Prison after Trump Said ‘Stand by’: Melber Report

May 5, 2023 | Militia leaders now face decades in person after heeding to Donald Trump’s call to “stand by.” The DOJ convicting four leaders of The Proud Boys militia on seditious conspiracy charges. MSNBC Chief Legal Correspondent Ari Melber reports on the quest for justice that began on January 6.

BREAKING: Four Proud Boys Convicted of Seditious Conspiracy

May 4, 2023 | Four members of the Proud Boys, including the group's former national chairman Enrique Tarrio, have been convicted of seditious conspiracy for their actions surrounding the January 6 Capitol riot.

New Zealand Designates Proud Boys a Terrorist Group

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The far-right Proud Boys are not known to operate in the country, but the designation makes it illegal for New Zealanders to support them.

New Zealand has declared the Proud Boys, the far-right American group that played a key role in the deadly storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to be a terrorist organization, making it illegal for New Zealanders to participate in or support its activities.

There was no evidence that the group was operating in New Zealand, but its activity has been observed in Australia and Canada, which designated the group a terrorist organization last year.

New Zealand’s prime minister can designate groups terrorist entities if they have carried out at least one terrorist act, and the government believed the Proud Boys’ involvement in the Jan. 6 attack was “consistent with the definition of a terrorist act,” it said in a statement from June 20. It said that the group’s “extreme right-wing ideology was founded on racist and fascist principles” and that it had shown a consistent fondness for violence. » | Daniel Victor | Friday, July 1, 2022

Ehemaliger „Proud Boys“-Anführer angeklagt

Henry „Enrique“ Tarrio, damaliger Anführer der rechtsradikalen Gruppe „Proud Boys“, trägt während einer Kundgebung eine Mütze mit der Aufschrift „The War Boys“. | Bild: DPA
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FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Dem 38 Jahre alte Henry „Enrique“ Tarrio ist laut amerikanischem Justizministerium im Bundesstaat Florida im Zuge des Kapitol-Sturms festgenommen worden. Ihm wird unter anderem vorgeworfen, eine „Verschwörung“ betrieben zu haben.

Der frühere Anführer der rechtsradikalen Gruppe „Proud Boys“, Henry „Enrique“ Tarrio, ist wegen des Angriffs auf das US-Kapitol festgenommen und von der US-Justiz angeklagt worden. Ihm wird unter anderem vorgeworfen, eine „Verschwörung“ betrieben zu haben, um die Beglaubigung des Ergebnisses der Präsidentenwahl durch den Kongress zu verhindern. Zudem werden ihm die Störung eines amtlichen Vorgangs, Beschädigung von Regierungseigentum und die Behinderung der Sicherheitskräfte zur Last gelegt, wie das US-Justizministerium am Dienstag erklärte.

Der 38 Jahre alte Tarrio sei in seinem Heimat-Bundesstaat Florida festgenommen worden und werde noch am Dienstag (Ortszeit) vor einem Haftrichter erscheinen, erklärte das Ministerium weiter. » | Quelle: dpa | Dienstag, 8. März 2022

Hundreds Clash in Portland as Proud Boys Rally Descends into Violence

THE GUARDIAN: Running street battle ends in gunfight after ‘Summer of love’ protest in a parking lot of a former Kmart store

Far-right extremists and anti-fascist counter protesters clashed on Sunday in Portland, Oregon. Photograph: Nathan Howard/Getty Images
THE GUARDIAN: Running street battle ends in gunfight after ‘Summer of love’ protest in a parking lot of a former Kmart store

A rightwing protest in Portland on Sunday has culminated in a gunfight, when antifascist demonstrators returned fire at a man who shot at them with a handgun in a downtown street.

The firefight took place in the heart of downtown Portland, soon after 6pm. As antifascists followed a man at a distance who they were trying to eject from the area, he took cover behind an electrical substation box, produced a handgun and opened fire. He fired at least two shots before an antifascist returned fire with their own handgun. At least seven shots were fired.

Portland police bureau confirmed that a man had been arrested over the shooting but did not have any information on any injuries.

The incident came after a day of protest descended into running clashes involving hundreds of protesters and counter protesters. » | Jason Wilson in Portland, Oregon | Monday, August 23, 2021

'Evil': Three Ex-Trump Aides Join to Oust Trump after Debate Debacle | MSNBC

Three of Donald Trump's top aides speak out about why they oppose his re-election and are backing Joe Biden in this exclusive interview with MSNBC anchor Ari Melber. Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen, "The Art of the Deal" co-author Tony Schwartz and former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci reflect on how Trump’s star power made them want to work with him. Cohen reacts to Trump calling out the Proud Boys during the debate, arguing they are “his army and he will call them to arms when he loses.” (This interview is from MSNBC’s “The Beat with Ari Melber, a news show covering politics, law and culture airing nightly at 6pm ET on MSNBC. http://www.thebeatwithari.com). Aired on 09/30/2020.

ADL CEO: Proud Boys Don't Belong in the Political Conversation | The 11th Hour | MSNBC

The head of the Anti-Defamation League, Jonathan Greenblatt, reacts to Trump refusing to denounce white supremacists and telling the Proud Boys to 'stand by' at his first debate with Joe Biden. Aired on 09/30/2020.

Opinion: Trump Calls on Extremists to ‘Stand By’

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Instead of condemning violent groups, the president marshals them.

President Trump didn’t hurt Joe Biden in Tuesday’s debate, but he badly damaged our country.

Trump harmed the United States in three ways, reminding us that the biggest threat to America comes not from desperate migrants, not from “socialists” seeking universal health care and not from “anarchists” in the streets — but from the White House itself.

The first way in which Trump damaged the country was in his salute to violent extremists.

“Are you willing tonight to condemn white supremacists?” Chris Wallace, the Fox News anchor who moderated the debate, asked Trump. Trump initially dodged the question but finally asked petulantly, “Who do you want me to condemn?”

Biden suggested the Proud Boys, a militant group that is fervently pro-Trump.

“Proud Boys, stand back and stand by,” Trump declared.

Stand by?

The Proud Boys, founded in 2016, are part of what the Southern Poverty Law Center calls “a fascistic right-wing political bloc.” The Anti-Defamation League compares it to a gang. The Proud Boys’ founder once said, “I cannot recommend violence enough,” and its members have brandished guns, committed criminal assaults and engaged in rioting. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram have banned Proud Boys. » | Nicholas Kristof. Opinion Columnist | Wednesday, September 30, 2020