Enrique Tarrio

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Date pardoned

20 January 2025

Convicted of

Enrique Tarrio served as national chairman of the Proud Boys, a far-right extremist group, from 2018 to 2021. Federal prosecutors charged him as the principal architect of a months-long conspiracy to prevent the certification of the 2020 presidential election results. In late 2020, Tarrio and other Proud Boys leaders created a secretive chapter called the "Ministry of Self Defense," which prosecutors said was organized specifically to plan the January 6 attack. In December 2020, Tarrio stole and burned a Black Lives Matter banner from a Washington, D.C. church; he was arrested for that offense on January 4, 2021, ordered to leave the city, and met with Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes in a parking garage on January 5 before departing for Baltimore. Though Tarrio was not physically present at the Capitol on January 6, prosecutors alleged he directed operations remotely, posting to social media that he was "Proud of My Boys" as Proud Boys members stormed the building. He was convicted at trial on May 4, 2023 on six counts: seditious conspiracy, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of an official proceeding and aiding and abetting, conspiracy to prevent an officer from discharging duties, civil disorder, and destruction of government property.

Original sentence

22 years imprisonment, 36 months supervised release, and a $600 special assessment. Sentenced on September 5, 2023 — the longest sentence imposed on any defendant in connection with the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack.

Post-pardon activity

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New Offenses After Pardon(1)

Day 33· 21 February 2025assault

Tarrio was arrested by Capitol police after officers witnessed him striking a protester at a gathering he attended with Stewart Rhodes.

Subsequent News Mentions(8)

Day 34· 22 February 2025

Tarrio followed and insulted Capitol police officers who defended the Capitol on January 6, engaging officer Michael Fanone in a hotel lobby in Washington.

Day 35· 23 February 2025

Tarrio denied involvement in a bomb threat sent to an anti-Trump conference, despite organizers attributing the threat to someone claiming to be 'Enrique T'.

Day 5· 24 January 2025

Tarrio thanked Trump for his January 6 pardon in an interview with Alex Jones, stating the president 'gave me my life back' and expressing vows of revenge.

Day 138· 6 June 2025

Tarrio and three other pardoned or commuted January 6 convicts sued the government over their prosecutions.

Day 362· 16 January 2026

Social media posts falsely claimed Tarrio was working as an ICE officer amid unrest following the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE officer in Minneapolis. DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said he was 'never hired by ICE'; Tarrio had posted 'A list I'm finally happy to be part of...' referencing a leaked ICE personnel list, then called the post 'satire' after it spread.

Day 406· 1 March 2026

Tarrio told Newsmax's 'Greg Kelly Reports' he has decided to run for public office, in 2026 or 2028, undecided between a local or federal seat. (Exact publication date unconfirmed; approximate.)

Day 488· 22 May 2026

Tarrio told PBS News he's 'excited' about Trump's $1.776 billion fund compensating Jan. 6 defendants and believes he's owed 'mid-tens of millions' of dollars.

Day 632· 13 October 2026

Enrique Tarrio, former chairman of the Proud Boys who was pardoned for his January 6 role, claimed Trump helped resolve a UK airspace ban preventing him from landing in British territory.

Enrique Tarrio

New Offenses After Pardon(1)

Subsequent News Mentions(8)

Further Reading(8)