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Far-right leaders freed by Trump talk of desire for retribution

Irish Times

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6 prisoners — Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio — were released from prison Tuesday following President Trump’s order granting pardons or clemency to over 1,500 rioters charged in connection to the Capitol attack.
The Hill
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Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, the recently pardoned leader of the Proud Boys who is now free from prison after being convicted of seditious conspiracy alongside a cadre of the extremist group’s chapter leaders and allies, wants those who investigated the attack on the U.S. Capitol to “pay for what they did.”
HuffPost
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Rhodes was sentenced to 18 years in prison on a number of charges including seditious conspiracy, or plotting to overthrow the government.
Saudi Gazette
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Tarrio had pleaded for leniency in his sentencing hearing, describing January 6 as a “national embarrassment” and apologizing to the police officers who defended the Capitol and the lawmakers who fled in fear.
Guardian

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