Enrique Tarrio, the now-former leader of the neo-fascist
Proud Boys gang convicted on treason-related charges after fuelling a mob on January 6, is set to be released from federal prison following
Donald Trump’s
expected clemency order.
Tarrio, who was
sentenced to 22 years in prison, was among four members of the group convicted of seditious conspiracy and other crimes
following a four-month trial.
As the group’s leader, Tarrio — who was not in Washington D.C., on January 6 — was found guilty of organizing and directing a mob towards the Capitol, where Proud Boys members dismantled barricades and broke windows to breach the halls of Congress, then bragged about their actions on social media and in group chat messages that were later shared with jurors.