Ex-Proud Boys national chair Enrique Tarrio and his codefendants are already set for trial in August.
added two new felony counts along with the symbolic heft of the seditious conspiracy charge. They’d previously been charged with conspiring to obstruct Congress’ certification of the Electoral College vote. The latest set of charges widened the scope of the alleged criminal conduct, accusing them of conspiring to “oppose the lawful transfer of presidential power by force.”
More than 800 people have been charged to date in connection with Jan. 6; the most common felonies have been for obstructing Congress and assaulting or interfering with police. Seditious conspiracy is a rarely charged offense in federal prosecutions. The latest Proud Boys indictment came on the eve of a public hearing set for primetime on June 9 before the special congressional committee investigating the attack.
According to the government, after PERSON-1 wrote to Tarrio, “Brother. You know we made this happen,” and “I’m so proud of my country today.” Tarrio replied, “I know.” PERSON-1 texted, “1776 motherfuckers,” and Tarrio wrote back, “The Winter Palace”; the indictment didn’t elaborate on what prosecutors believed Tarrio was referring to. PERSON-1 texted, “Dude. Did we just influence history?” and Tarrio replied, “Let’s first see how this plays out.
Like the Oath Keepers case, the Proud Boys conspiracy case had been pending in a few different iterations since last year. Tarrio was added in March. He isn’t charged with physically being at the Capitol or participating in the attack on Jan. 6 — he’d beentwo days earlier and was ordered to leave DC the next day — but rather is accused of playing a central role in the group’s planning and encouraging people who were on the scene that day.
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