Freed Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio vows vengeance after Trump pardon

Pardoned Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio has been pictured for the first time since being freed from his 22-year sentence for his role in the Jan.6 Capitol riots — calling for those behind the mass convictions to “feel the heat” and “pay for what they did.”The 40-year-old figurehead of the controversial group wore a black “Make America Great Again” cap as he landed at Miami International Airport late Wednesday, where he was embraced by his mother and fiancé.“My message to the president is: Thank you,” he told WPLG of President Trump’s day-one order to release those imprisoned for any involvement in Jan.

6.“Thank you.Promises made, promises kept, and justice was served on Jan.

21, 2025,” he said of the mass release.However, he had a far different opinion of the previous administration’s Department of Justice, accusing it of allowing “biased jury situations” to convict him and others with “evidence that would not be tolerated in any other district.”“I honestly think that the prosecutors, Merrick Garland, Matthew Graves, they should be investigated, and if they committed any crimes, they should be prosecuted,” he told the local outlet.Tarrio — who was not at the Capitol on Jan.6, but was convicted of organizing the chaos from afar — shared an even stronger message on Alex Jones’ Infowars.“I’m happy that the president’s focusing not on retribution and focusing on success, but I will tell you that I’m not gonna play by those rules,” he said forcefully.“The people who did this, they need to feel the heat.

They need to be put behind bars, and they need to be prosecuted,” Tarrio said.“In this country, our case proves that you could be put in prison for anything.They need to be imprisoned.

We need to find and put them behind bars for what they did.“They need to pay for what they did,” he added.The Miami native was freed after serving 16 months into his 22-year prison sentence — one of the longest senten...