Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, September 5, 2023 at his sentencing hearing: “I want to voice… how sorry I am for January 6th. I want to start addressing those affected – those on the front lines… I’ve heard some people villainize these officers, calling them traitors or un-American. These officers deserve nothing but praise, respect for heroes they are… How would I feel if someone came to my home and turned it upside down… Citizens of DC deserve better. To citizens of DC, I’m profusely sorry for what happened that day… This trial has humbled me… I’m not a political zealot… Changing the results of an election was not my goal… With everything inside me, I wish everything that happened that day didn’t happen… I pray for unity for this entire country.”

Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, September 7, 2023 via Telegram: “America no longer has a right to criticize the Russian or Chinese governments over harsh sentences to dissidents. It no longer has the moral high ground when it comes to treatment of its prisoners. Rapists, Child Molesters and Murders get sentenced to much less. My crime you ask? Speaking the truth. I am literally fighting for my life…22 years of it. They started with Trump… Now they’ve got to me. How long before it is you sitting in solitary confinement for speaking out? I’m willing to bet its not long. I have never asked for anyone to donate to me. Today I have to put that pride aside and think of my family and my fight to be free again. Please help my family by donating below.”