Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio and four of his lieutenants are heading to trial just weeks after two leaders of another extremist group, the Oath Keepers, were convicted of seditious conspiracy.
WASHINGTON — Jury selection will get underway Monday in the seditious conspiracy trial of former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio and four other members of the extremist group accused of plotting to attack the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in a desperate bid to overturn President Joe Biden's victory.
Tarrio is perhaps the highest-profile defendant to face jurors yet in the attack that halted the certification of Biden's win, left dozens of police officers injured and led to nearly 1,000 arrests. Tarrio, of Miami, and the others — Ethan Nordean, Zachary Rehl, Dominic Pezzola and Joseph Biggs — are charged with several other crimes in addition to seditious conspiracy.. Jury selection is likely to take several days and the trial is expected to last at least six weeks.
Days before the riot, Tarrio posted on social media about “revolution," according to court papers. Citing what they alleged was an encrypted message group created by Tarrio, authorities say members discussed attacking the Capitol. One message said: “Time to stack those bodies in front of Capitol Hill.
“January 6 will be a day in infamy,” Biggs said in a video outside the Capitol, according to court papers.
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