The former top leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group and other members have been charged with seditious conspiracy for what federal prosecutors say was a coordinated attack on the US Capitol to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's 2020 electoral victory.
Three Oath Keepers have already pleaded guilty to the rarely used Civil War-era charge that calls for up to 20 years in prison.
Enrique Tarrio served five months in jail for the destruction of a Black Lives Matter banner and possessing large-capacity gun magazines More than three dozen people charged in the Capitol siege have been identified by federal authorities as leaders, members or associates of the Proud Boys, whose members describe it as a politically incorrect men's club for "Western chauvinists."
The Proud Boys were founded in 2016 in response to concerns over political correctness and perceived constraints on masculinity. Shortly before the riot, authorities said, Tarrio posted on social media that the group planned to turn out in "record numbers" on January 6, but would be "incognito" instead of donning their traditional clothing colours of black and yellow.
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