The Cost of Sedition

Enrique Tarrio and the leaders of the white supremacist group the Proud Boys were given lengthily prison sentences for seditious conspiracy and other crimes related to the January 6 Attack on the Capitol.

During the September 29, 2020 presidential debate, Donald Trump refused to condemn white supremacist groups and instead told the Proud Boys to "Stand back and stand by." 104 days later, the Proud Boys lead the attack on on the U.S. Capitol after Trump told his supporters to come to the "Big protests in D.C. on January 6th," promising it "will be wild!" FBI Director Christopher said, “Today’s sentencing demonstrates that those who attempted to undermine the workings of American democracy will be held criminally accountable.”