Pardoned Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio has been pictured for the first time since being freed from his 22-year sentence for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot — calling for those behind the mass convictions to “feel the heat” and “pay for what they did”

The 40-year-old head of the controversial group wore a black “Make America Great Again” cap as he landed late Wednesday at Miami International Airport[…]
“My message to the president is: Thank you,” he told WPLG of President Trump’s day-one order to release those imprisoned for any involvement in Jan. 6

“Thank you. Promises made, promises kept, and justice was served on Jan. 21, 2025,” he said of the mass release

However, he had a far different opinion of the previous administration’s Department of Justice, accusing it of allowing “biased jury situations” to convict him and others with “evidence that would not be tolerated in any other district”

“I honestly think that the prosecutors, Merrick Garland, Matthew Graves, they should be investigated, and if they committed any crimes, they should be prosecuted”[…]
Tarrio[…]shared an even stronger message on Alex Jones’ Infowars

“I’m happy that the president’s focusing not on retribution and focusing on success, but I will tell you that I’m not gonna play by those rules,” he said forcefully

“The people who did this, they need to feel the heat. They need to be put behind bars, and they need to be prosecuted,” Tarrio said[…]
The Miami native was freed after serving 16 months of his 22-year prison sentence — one of the longest dished out by a judge in a Jan. 6 case[…]
He was convicted of seditious conspiracy for playing a key role in orchestrating the Proud Boys’ storming of the Capitol, partly based on text messages with other members