A federal grand jury on Monday returned an indictment charging Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio with seditious conspiracy over his alleged involvement in the Capitol insurrection.
Maybe this will loosen a few lips.
Roger Stone is about to go through some things.
Is hanging on the table?
And tighten a few sphincters.
Poor guy Tarrio, Feds are really giving him a hard time, he is going to regret all the times he cooperated with them by ratting on his buddies.
What’s the minimum sentence for seditious conspiracy to prevent the peaceful transfer of power? How much latitude is afforded to the judge in determining their time behind bars?
It ought to be repeated none stop that the Proud Boys (Disney ought to get some royalties from the name) are ensconced in the Miami dade Republican Party.
Having a violent paramilitary group as part of your brand ought to be uh, hung around the necks of every Republican in the state.
“BREAKING: Cosplay Nazis F-ck Around, Find Out.”
Seditious conspiracy sounds pretty metal, but keep in mind that the charge doesn’t carry any more prison time than the obstruction of an official proceeding charges they were (and still are) already facing. It’s also been pretty difficult charge to win against white defendants, historically speaking. But it allows prosecutors now to present all the evidence that these assholes were literally trying to topple the United States government. That’s kind of a big deal, and I don’t imagine it will go over well with your typical D.C. juror.
Guilty Boys.
It also firmly establishes the conspiracy, which they can then use to expand ‘who was part of it?’ in other prosecutions.
I don’t know, but it should be noted that the courts made Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman’s seditious conspiracy sentence non-consecutive of his other charges, such that his terrorist ass isn’t ever getting out of Supermax. Don’t discount that as a possibility for the J6 sedition defendants.
ETA, h/t @occamscoin: Non-concurrent, i.e., stacked to run one after the other.
ETA 2: Best term is “consecutive.” What can I say, I mostly don’t do criminal law.
Also… Proud Boys Indicted During Pride Month could’ve been an hilarious headline.
Grazie!
Good thing they didn’t charge them with only seditious conspiracy:
In addition to seditious conspiracy, prosecutors charged the five with assaulting federal officers, destruction of government property, abetting civil disorder, conspiracy to block government officers from discharging official duties, and obstruction of official proceedings.
Seems like the DOJ is covering all their bases with these indictments.
Now the question is will these serious charges cause them to turn states’ evidence against the slimeball Russthuglicans in the House that they conspired with?
If two or more persons in any State or Territory, or in any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, conspire to overthrow, put down, or to destroy by force the Government of the United States, or to levy war against them, or to oppose by force the authority thereof, or by force to prevent, hinder, or delay the execution of any law of the United States, or by force to seize, take, or possess any property of the United States contrary to the authority thereof, they shall each be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both.
MOOPS. Looks like serious SUPERMAX prison time!
Although Tarrio happens to be black, no matter how much he hates that fact.
Political prisoners!!!1!1
A federal grand jury stacked with Clinton supporters and Bilderberg Group flunkies, no doubt.