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New Counterterror Chief Has Ties to Right-Wing Extremists

Joe Kent is confirmed to run National Counterterrorism Center in 52-44 vote

(Newser) - The Senate on Wednesday evening confirmed Joe Kent, President Trump's pick to lead the National Counterterrorism Center, with Republicans looking past his connections to right-wing extremists and support for conspiracy theories about the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol. Kent won confirmation on a 52-44 vote tally,...

Proud Boys Leaders Sue US Over Jan. 6

Enrique Tarrio, others want $100M because of their prosecutions

(Newser) - Five members of the Proud Boys aren't content with being pardoned—they want the government to pay them $100 million over their Jan. 6 prosecutions. The five filed a lawsuit to that effect Friday in federal court in Florida, alleging that the government violated their constitutional rights by prosecuting...

Former Proud Boys Leader Recounts Chat With Trump

Enrique Tarrio was at Mar-a-Lago with his mother

(Newser) - President Trump has countless meet-and-greets with guests at Mar-a-Lago, but one such encounter over the weekend stood out. Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and his mother spoke with Trump while at the Florida resort on Saturday night, reports the New York Times . Tarrio says he thanked the president for...

Former Proud Boy Enrique Tarrio Says He'll Run for Office

Ex-leader of militant far-right extremist group says things are looking up for him

(Newser) - From leader of a neo-fascist extremist group to elected official? That's what Enrique Tarrio has in mind for his career trajectory. The ex-leader of the Proud Boys told Newsmax host Greg Kelly on Wednesday that things are looking up for him, and that he thinks a career in public...

Proud Boys No Longer Control Their Own Name

Predominantly Black church vandalized by group members in 2020 holds the power

(Newser) - The Proud Boys have lost control over their own name and logos. The far-right group can no longer legally use their name or symbols without permission from a church attacked by the group's members in December 2020. In 2023, a judge ordered the group to pay $2.8 million...

Trump Suggests Proud Boys Could Have Place in Politics

'Well, we have to see,' he says regarding Proud Boys, Oath Keepers

(Newser) - President Trump on his first full day in office Tuesday suggested there could be a place in American politics for the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, extremist groups whose leaders were convicted of seditious conspiracy against the US, the AP reports. He defended pardoning 1,500 of his supporters who...

Ex-Proud Boys Leader Walks Free
Ex-Proud Boys
Leader Walks Free
Jan 21, 2025 11:30 AM CST

Ex-Proud Boys Leader Walks Free

As does the founder of the Oath Keepers after pardons from Trump

(Newser) - The former leader of the far-right group the Proud Boys is out of prison following a blanket pardon from President Trump. Enrique Tarrio, who was serving a 22-year sentence for seditious conspiracy related to the 2021 Capitol riot, was freed from federal prison in Louisiana, reports the AP . Also freed...

Trump Issues 'Full Pardons' to 1.5K in Capitol Riot

Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio is being prepared for release from prison, lawyer says

(Newser) - President Trump on Monday night said he was pardoning about 1,500 of his supporters who have been charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US. Capitol, using his sweeping clemency powers on his first day back in office to dismantle the largest investigation and prosecution in Justice...

Former Proud Boys Leader Asks Trump for a Pardon

Enrique Tarrio's lawyer has made request in a letter to the president-elect

(Newser) - Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the far-right extremist group the Proud Boys, would like a pardon. Tarrio, currently serving the longest prison sentence handed to any of the January 6 insurrectionists (22 years) despite the fact that he was not actually present at the US Capitol on that day...

Former DC Cop Convicted of Leaking Info to Proud Boys

Shane Lamond came under scrutiny for his ties to group leader Enrique Tarrio

(Newser) - A retired police officer in the nation's capital was convicted Monday of lying to authorities about leaking confidential information to the leader of the Proud Boys extremist group. US District Judge Amy Berman Jackson convicted former Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Shane Lamond of obstructing justice and making false statements...

University of South Carolina Urged to Cancel Harris 'Roast'

'Roastmasters' lined up for event include Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes

(Newser) - The NAACP has joined lawmakers and students urging the University of South Carolina to call off a Sept. 18 "roast" of Vice President Kamala Harris starring two leading far-right figures as "roastmasters." The event, advertised with what the Post and Courier calls a "vulgar misspelling" of...

Chet Hanks: 'White Boy Summer' Isn't About Hate

Actor's son condemns how it's been co-opted by white supremacists and other groups

(Newser) - A phrase coined by Tom Hanks' rapper son has become a rallying cry for hate groups, despite Chet Hanks' assurance that "white boy summer" is actually all about "love." For many, "the phrase represents an unapologetic embrace of white heterosexual masculinity, often at the expense of...

At Court, Gaetz Echoes Trump's Call to Proud Boys

GOP congressman assures defendant he's standing by

(Newser) - Rep. Matt Gaetz's expression of support on Thursday might have sounded familiar to Donald Trump. "Standing back and standing by, Mr. President," Gaetz posted on X, the Hill reports. Gaetz included with a photo showing Trump outside the New York courtroom where he's on trial , with...

Proud Boy Who Had Ax Handle at Capitol Gets Prison Sentence

Prosecutors say William Chrestman encouraged rioters and 'thanked them for supporting the Proud Boys'

(Newser) - A jailed member of the Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Friday to more than four years in prison for his role in a mob's attack on the US Capitol three years ago, court records show. William Chrestman, an Army veteran from Olathe, Kansas, brandished an axe handle...

Proud Boy Is Now a Missing Boy
Proud Boy Who Ran
Gets 10 Years in Prison
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Jan 4, 2024 5:25 PM CST

Proud Boy Who Ran Gets 10 Years in Prison

Christopher Worrell, convicted in Capitol attack, says he fled because he's ill

(Newser) - Christopher Worrell, who was supposed to be sentenced in August for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol, received a 10-year prison term on Thursday. A member of the Proud Boys, Worrell was a fugitive for six weeks after taking off while under house arrest in...

Proud Boy Apologizes: 'I Knew What I Was Doing Was Illegal'

Charles Donohoe receives a 40-month sentence for role in the Capitol riot

(Newser) - A former leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Tuesday to more than three years behind bars for joining a plot to attack the US Capitol nearly three years ago. Charles Donohoe was the second Proud Boy to plead guilty to conspiring with other group members...

Prosecutors Want Longer Sentences for Proud Boys Leaders

Justice Department is appealing sentences of 5 members, including Enrique Tarrio

(Newser) - The Justice Department is appealing the length of prison sentences for four Proud Boys leaders convicted of seditious conspiracy in the US Capitol attack and one convicted of lesser charges, challenging punishments that were significantly shorter than what prosecutors had recommended, the AP reports, citing court filings. US District Judge...

Like the Other Proud Boys, Tarrio Was Contrite in Court

Though some have appeared to reverse that apologetic behavior later

(Newser) - Like so many other Proud Boys sentenced before him, Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the far-right group, seemed apologetic when standing before a judge . In some cases, however, those same apparently contrite people have engaged in some seemingly contradictory behavior afterward. A look:
  • Tarrio: Per CNN and the Wall
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Ex-Proud Boys Leader Gets Longest Capitol Sentence

Enrique Tarrio sentenced to 22 years

(Newser) - Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio has been sentenced to 22 years in federal prison—the longest sentence handed down so far in connection with the Capitol riot. He was found guilty on charges including seditious conspiracy in May. Tarrio wasn't at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, but...

Proud Boys' 'Leader on the Ground' Sentenced

Ethan Nordean's prison term equals longest given so far in Jan. 6 attack

(Newser) - A onetime leader in the Proud Boys far-right extremist group has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the US Capitol, tying the longest sentence imposed so far in the attack. Ethan Nordean was one of several members convicted of spearheading...

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