His voice cracked as he expressed remorse for letting down his family and vowed that he is done with politics.
Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for orchestrating his far-right extremist group’s attack on the US Capitol in a failed bid to stop the transfer of presidential power after Donald Trump lost the 2020 election.
The Tarrio case — and hundreds of others like it — function as a vivid reminder of the violent chaos fuelled by Mr Trump’s lies around the election and the extent to which his false claims helped inspire right-wing extremists who ultimately stormed the Capitol to thwart the peaceful transfer of presidential power.
But prosecutors say the 39-year-old Miami resident organised and led the Proud Boys’ assault from afar, inspiring followers with his charisma and penchant for propaganda. But he ultimately sentenced the Proud Boys to prison terms shorter than what prosecutors were seeking.
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