There’s absolutely nothing I will apologize for because I did nothing wrong,” Tarrio said on Friday at a press conference in Doral.
Kelly Meggs, another Floridian known as “Gator One,” was one of 14 people whose sentences were commuted by Trump.
We need to find and put them behind bars for what they did. They need to pay for what they did,’ Enrique Tarrio exclaimed on Tuesday night, referencing those who investigated the January 6 Capitol attack.
Erique Tarrio was initially sentenced to 22 years in prison for seditious conspiracy. Now he is one of the nearly 1,500 people Trump pardoned in connection to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
Zuny Duarte Tarrio is cautiously optimistic, awaiting news that a pardon is coming for her son Enrique Tarrio.
Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio said at a Friday news conference in Florida that he did "nothing wrong" around the January 6, 2021 riot at the US Capitol.
Tarrio, 42, a Miami native, was serving a 22-year sentence after being convicted in May 2023 of seditious conspiracy.
The president's clemency legitimizes the actions of groups and individuals our allies overseas consider terrorists.
Trump has long referred to January 6 rioters as “hostages,” framing their convictions as politically motivated. Speaking to NBC News, Trump characterized the pardon as a “fun” start to his second term.
President Trump is sending 1,500 additional troops to the southern border, building off the executive actions he signed on Monday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced to reporters. The full interview is scheduled to air at 9 p.m. ET on Fox News.
Tarrio and Rhodes were convicted, sentenced and jailed for seditious conspiracy in their effort to stop Joe Biden from assuming the presidency four years ago. Tarrio, a Proud Boy, was locked up for 22 years. Rhodes, an Oath Keeper, got 18 years. Pretty stiff by any standard.