{"id":2073125,"date":"2023-10-19T13:49:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T17:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-moves-to-appeal-proud-boys-sentences-for-jan-6-breach\/"},"modified":"2023-10-19T13:51:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T17:51:57","slug":"doj-moves-to-appeal-proud-boys-sentences-for-jan-6-breach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-moves-to-appeal-proud-boys-sentences-for-jan-6-breach\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ appeals Proud Boys&#8217; Jan. 6 sentences."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdoj-moves-to-appeal-proud-boys-sentences-for-jan-6-breach%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2073125&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Department of Justice\u2064 Appeals Sentences of Convicted Proud\u2062 Boys<\/h2>\n<p>The Department\u200b of Justice (DOJ) has taken \u200daction\u2063 to appeal the sentences of five convicted Proud Boys, including Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the group. \u2064The DOJ aims to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-moves-to-appeal-proud-boys-sentences-for-jan-6-breach\/\" title=\"DOJ appeals Proud Boys' Jan. 6 sentences.\">secure harsher punishments<\/a> \u200cfor those involved in the Capitol breach on January 6, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 penalties for the four\u2062 individuals convicted of seditious conspiracy ranged from 15 to 22 \u2063years, with Tarrio \u200creceiving the longest term at 22 years. However, \u200cthese sentences were considerably\u200d shorter than what prosecutors had initially \u200brequested.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The Oct. 17 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courtlistener.com\/docket\/59704048\/united-states-v-nordean\/?order_by=desc#entry-927\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">court filings<\/a> were made without presenting \u200cany\u2063 arguments, and the notice \u200cof appeal simply informs the \u200bcourt\u200d of the prosecution&#8217;s intention to file \u200can \u2063appeal.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-4 sm:line-clamp-3\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/doj-asked-me-to-lie-about-president-trump-for-indicting-him-proud-boys-enrique-tarrio-5490980?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">DOJ \u2018Asked Me to\u200b Lie About \u200cPresident\u200b Trump\u2019 for Indicting Him: Proud Boys&#8217; \u200dEnrique \u2064Tarrio<\/h3>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/13\/2023<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-4 sm:line-clamp-3\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/former-proud-boys-leader-sentenced-to-22-years-in-prison-over-jan-6-post-5486734?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">Former Proud Boys \u200dLeader Sentenced to 22\u200c Years in Prison Over Jan. 6<\/h3>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/5\/2023<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>However, the DOJ&#8217;s actions align with its approach to\u2062 similar cases related to the\u2064 January 6 breach, such as the Oath Keepers, \u200bwhose sentences have also been appealed.<\/p>\n<p>Tarrio and three of \u2064his associates were \u2062convicted in May for conspiring to block the transfer \u200dof presidential power, with the aim of keeping President Donald\u200c Trump in the White House after\u200c the \u200c2020 \u2064election.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors had initially requested a\u200c 33-year sentence for Tarrio and one of his co-defendants, Joseph Biggs, a self-described Proud Boys organizer.<\/p>\n<p>They also sought a 30-year\u200c prison term \u200cfor Zachary Rehl, president of the\u200b Proud Boys chapter in Philadelphia; 27 years for\u200c Ethan Nordean, \u200bpresident of a Proud Boys chapter \u2062in Auburn, Washington;\u200b and 20\u200d years for \u200bDominic\u2063 Pezzola, a\u200b Proud Boys member\u2062 from Rochester, New York.<\/p>\n<p>Although Tarrio was not present\u200c in Washington on January 6, 2021, \u2062as he had \u2064been arrested \u200dtwo\u200b days earlier in a separate case, prosecutors alleged that he\u200c organized and directed the attack by the Proud\u200d Boys on\u2063 the \u2063Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>Defense attorneys argued that there was no conspiracy or plan to attack the Capitol, portraying the Proud Boys as an\u200c unorganized drinking club whose involvement in the riot \u2064was a \u200cspontaneous act fueled by former President Donald Trump&#8217;s rhetoric.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Prosecutors sought a &#8220;terrorism enhancement&#8221; in the sentencing, claiming that the Proud Boys aimed to influence the\u200b government through &#8220;intimidation or coercion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta agreed with this\u2062 argument in the case of the \u2063Oath\u200d Keepers but still\u2062 sentenced them to prison terms shorter than what \u2063the prosecutors had requested.<\/p>\n<p>Tarrio and his co-defendants were sentenced \u200bbefore U.S. District Judge \u2063Timothy Kelly in a \u2062series of hearings that\u200d took place later in \u2063the month in Washington&#8217;s federal \u2063court.<\/p>\n<p>Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the \u2062Oath Keepers, was\u200d convicted of \u2063seditious conspiracy in a \u200cseparate \u2064case and received \u2062an \u200d18-year sentence, the longest at that point.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Following \u200dhis conviction, Tarrio <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/doj-asked-me-to-lie-about-president-trump-for-indicting-him-proud-boys-enrique-tarrio-5490980\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told media<\/a> outlet Gateway Pundit in late September that \u2062the DOJ asked him to sign a statement proving that \u200b\u201cthrough \u2064several degrees of separation and connections, Tarrio had \u2063communicated\u2063 with Trump\u200b regarding \u2018plans\u2019\u2062 for January 6.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey asked me to lie \u2062about President Trump in order to indict him,\u201d he said. \u201cI told\u2062 them to\u200d pound sand,\u200c and because\u2063 I \u200crefused to\u2064 lie \u2062about President Trump, it cost \u200dme 22 years \u2064of my \u200dlife.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe truth\u2062 is, I could have \u200dbeen home. I could have been home a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ben-franklins-name-scrubbed-from-tacoma-city-park\/\" title=\"Ben Franklin\u2019s Name Scrubbed From Tacoma City Park\">long time ago<\/a>. I \u2063could be \u2062in my warm \u200c&#8230; bed\u200c right now, laughing\u2062 at the world, without a \u200dproblem &#8230; \u200cand all I had to do\u200d in order to do that was lie about Trump. All I had to \u2062do \u2063was confirm\u2064 a\u2062 lie.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Tarrio \u200bclaimed that\u200c the DOJ approached him about\u200c the cooperation pact in or around October\u200d 2022,\u2063 well before Jack Smith was named as special counsel to investigate\u200c President Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything they wanted me to say is fabricated,\u201d he said. \u201cThis\u2062 is \u200dhow they \u2064are\u2063 going to try to present evidence for Trump\u2019s trial. \u2063&#8230; Find a \u200cbunch of people that do not want\u200c to go to jail to make up a story \u2062just\u2064 to\u200b avoid jail time.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\"><em>The Associated\u2064 Press contributed \u2064to this report.<\/em><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Why did Judge Mehta \u200dhand \u200bdown sentences that were shorter than what the prosecution had requested in the case\u200d of Tarrio and his co-defendants?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  E case of \u200dTarrio and his co-defendants, stating that their actions were meant to &#8220;undermine and overthrow\u2063 the\u2062 lawful \u200dtransfer of presidential power.&#8221; However, Judge Mehta ultimately handed down \u2062sentences that were shorter than what the prosecution had requested.<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ&#8217;s decision to appeal these sentences is part of\u2063 its ongoing effort to hold accountable those responsible for the Capitol\u2064 breach and to send \u200ba message that \u2064such actions will not be tolerated. The department has \u2064made it clear \u200bthat it will pursue harsher punishments for individuals involved in \u2062the attack, including those associated\u2062 with extremist groups\u200d like \u2062the Proud Boys.<\/p>\n<p>The Proud Boys, founded in 2016, gained notoriety for their involvement in \u2063political rallies and protests, often \u200dengaging in\u2063 confrontations with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-condemns-d-c-demonstrators-despite-past-encouragement-of-violent-blm-mobs\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris condemns D.C. demonstrators despite past encouragement of violent BLM mobs\">left-wing activists<\/a>. The group has been labeled as a &#8220;hate\u2063 group&#8221; by the Southern Poverty Law Center due to its white nationalist and anti-immigrant views.<\/p>\n<p>Following the Capitol \u2062breach, which resulted in the death of five people and the vandalization of the iconic building, the \u2064Proud Boys faced increased scrutiny and \u2064legal action. According to court documents, Tarrio and his associates actively participated in planning and executing the \u2063attack, with Tarrio allegedly taking a leading role\u2064 in organizing the group&#8217;s actions.<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ&#8217;s\u200b appeal of their sentences demonstrates the department&#8217;s commitment to holding accountable those who sought to disrupt and undermine \u200bthe \u2062democratic process. It also highlights the seriousness with which the government views the actions of extremist groups\u200c and \u2063individuals who engage in\u200b violence in pursuit of their political objectives.<\/p>\n<p>The outcome of the DOJ&#8217;s appeal remains uncertain, \u2063as it will be up to the appellate \u200ccourt to determine whether the sentences handed down by Judge Mehta were appropriate. However,\u2062 the\u2062 department&#8217;s decision\u2064 to \u2062appeal sends \u200ba clear message that \u2063it\u200d will not shy away from seeking justice in cases where it believes the punishment does not match the severity \u200cof the crime.<\/p>\n<p>As the legal proceedings continue, the DOJ and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhs-identifies-311-child-victims-of-sexual-exploitation\/\" title=\"DHS finds 311 child victims of sexual exploitation.\">law \u200denforcement agencies<\/a> will keep investigating and prosecuting individuals involved in the\u200d Capitol breach. The events\u2063 of \u2063January 6, 2021, serve\u200d as a stark reminder of the importance of upholding \u200dthe rule of law and preserving the integrity \u2062of the democratic process.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the DOJ&#8217;s actions to \u200bappeal the sentences of the convicted Proud Boys demonstrate the government&#8217;s commitment to holding \u200caccountable those who threaten \u200cthe foundations of democracy\u200c through acts\u2062 of violence. It is\u2063 a testament to the department&#8217;s dedication to \u2062ensuring justice and protecting the democratic principles \u200dupon which the United States was \u200bbuilt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The DOJ appealed sentences of five Proud Boys, including ex-leader Enrique Tarrio, aiming for tougher punishments for their involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. 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