6 arrived, federal and local agencies were unprepared for the assault, in which rioters attempted to block U.S. Overall, over 400 hundred people have been arrested in the broader federal case. At least six others associated with or accompanying the group have also been charged.
Still, at least 18 Proud Boys members have been arrested since the Capitol riots, on charges ranging from conspiracy to assaulting police officers. “We were actually looking forward to just having a fucking relaxing day, watching the president speak,” he said, referring to Trump. He says the group had no plans for violence that day. 6 on vandalism and firearms charges, did not take part in the Capitol insurrection. Tarrio, who was arrested two days before Jan. The Department of Homeland Security later alleged that Iran had “spoofed” Proud Boys email addresses, in a strange effort to disrupt the election. Tarrio also spoke to the FBI in October, he said, when the Proud Boys were briefly accused of threatening Democratic voters via email. Instead, he said, he provided information about Antifa and about marching plans. Tarrio told Reuters he continued intermittently to talk to the FBI, though he insists he never spoke about the inner workings of the Proud Boys. The fourth Proud Boy, Tarrio, previously had worked as a cooperating witness, sometimes undercover, for the FBI and local authorities in South Florida two years before the far-right group was formed, as Reuters reported in January. Reuters wasn’t able to determine whether such a contact took place. But, he volunteered to Reuters in that call, he was willing to tell his FBI contact of his plans for the coming rally, if asked.
In that interview, he said he had specific plans for Jan. Reuters spoke to Biggs two days before the riot. A third Proud Boy leader, Joseph Biggs, who was indicted and charged with conspiracy in the January attack, has said in court papers he reported information to the FBI about Antifa for months. The chats’ authenticity was confirmed by a source familiar with the Proud Boys and the Jan. A second Proud Boy leader bragged in 2019 about sharing information with the FBI about Antifa, according to private chats leaked on social media. The former member, whom Reuters was unable to identify, insisted to group leaders that he had not revealed information about the Proud Boys, these people say. One Proud Boy left the group in December after telling other members he was cooperating with the FBI by providing information about Antifa, say Tarrio and two other Proud Boy sources.
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