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Capitol Riot Leader Claims Prosecutors Attempted to Link Him to Trump: Exclusive Interview Reveals Surprising Details

ByAlki David

Sep 12, 2023

In a recent interview from the confines of the D.C. jail, Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, the prominent figure behind the far-right Proud Boys, revealed intriguing insights into his legal ordeal. Tarrio, facing charges related to the January 6 Capitol riot, shared his experiences and the surprising tactics employed by prosecutors.

Before his trial began, Tarrio expressed his willingness to negotiate with prosecutors, understanding the significant benefits of a plea deal. However, he encountered unexpected terrain when prosecutors seemed more interested in his connection to former President Donald Trump than discussing potential prison time.

Tarrio stated, “I was looking and seeking what the plea offer would look like, right? They didn’t want to give me a number. I need a number. To me, the most important thing is when I get home to my family.”

Instead of addressing his plea deal concerns, Tarrio claimed that prosecutors delved into his association with Trump. He recounted an encounter with FBI agents while detained in a Miami jail, during which they presented him with messages he had exchanged with a second individual. This second person, in turn, had connections to a third individual, who was purportedly linked to Trump.

Tarrio vehemently asserted that he had no knowledge of this third person and adamantly refused to divulge the identities of those the prosecutors claimed had connected him to the former president. In the end, the extensive five-month trial failed to establish a concrete link between the Proud Boys and Trump, aside from Trump’s ambiguous endorsement of the group during a heated presidential debate in the fall of 2020 when he urged them to “stand back and stand by.”

Reflecting on these events, Tarrio expressed his skepticism, stating, “They weren’t trying to get the truth. They were trying to coerce me into signing something that’s not true.”

This revelation adds a new layer of complexity to the already controversial case surrounding the January 6 Capitol riot and raises questions about the tactics employed by the prosecution.

By Alki David

Alki David — Publisher, Media Architect, SIN Network Creator - live, direct-to-public communication, media infrastructure, accountability journalism, and independent distribution. Born in Lagos, Nigeria; educated in the United Kingdom and Switzerland; attended the Royal College of Art. Early internet broadcaster — participated in real-time public coverage during the 1997 Mars landing era using experimental online transmission from Beverly Hills. Founder of FilmOn, one of the earliest global internet television networks offering live and on-demand broadcasting outside legacy gatekeepers. Publisher of SHOCKYA — reporting since 2010 on systemic corruption inside the entertainment business and its expansion into law, finance, and regulation. Creator of the SIN Network (ShockYA Integrated Network), a federated media and civic-information infrastructure spanning investigative journalism, live TV, documentary, and court-record reporting. Lived and worked for over 40 years inside global media hubs including Malibu, Beverly Hills, London, Hong Kong and Gstaad. Early encounter with Julian Assange during the first Hologram USA operations proved a formative turning point — exposing the realities of lawfare, information suppression, and concentrated media power. Principal complainant and driving force behind what court filings describe as the largest consolidated media–legal accountability action on record, now before the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. Relocated to Antigua & Barbuda and entered sustained legal, civic, and informational confrontation over media power, safeguarding, and accountability at Commonwealth scale.