Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio back home after Trump's Jan. 6 clemency
Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio returned home Wednesday to Miami two days after he was released from a federal prison when President Donald Trump granted clemency to him and more than 1,500 of the Jan. 6 rioters.
Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio returned home Wednesday to Miami two days after he was released from a federal prison when President Donald Trump granted clemency to him and more than 1,500 of the Jan. 6 rioters.
Wearing a black "Make America Great Again" baseball cap, Tarrio was greeted by his family, friends and a crush of reporters after he landed.
"I think I love my family," Tarrio said before he was whisked away in a black SUV.
Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio arrives at Miami International Airport in Miami on Wednesday. Chandan Khanna / AFP - Getty ImagesEarlier, before boarding his flight, Tarrio told reporters at Dallas Love Field Airport that his conviction on seditious conspiracy in relation to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack was a "miscarriage of justice."
"If we would have gotten a fair trial, I wouldn't have been in a position where I needed a pardon," he told a CBS News reporter.
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