Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio says prosecutors forced him to sign documents that could lead him to former President Donald Trump before he was tried on charges of inciting insurrection and attacking the Capitol. He said this in an interview with the newspaper. Washington Post.
The story said Tarrio had previously entered the federal criminal system for selling stolen drugs in Florida and knew that those who pleaded guilty could receive much less prison time than those who went to trial.
The former leader of the Proud Boys said prosecutors asked him what role Trump played in the group’s attack on the Capitol. He said he was shown “messages he shared with a second person who was connected to a third person who was connected to Trump.” Tarrio said he refused to give investigators the names of people who might have ties to Trump.
“They didn’t try to find the truth. “They tried to force me to sign something that wasn’t right,” he said.
Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years in prison for his leadership role in the group; According to WP, this was the longest prison sentence for those who participated in the takeover of the Capitol.
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