2024-01-16
20 分钟January 6, 2021, was one of the most dramatic moments in recent American history.
Supporters of Donald Trump stormed Congress in a bid to keep their man in power, and the consequences continue to reverberate.
Today, a jury in the US Finds members of the Proud Boys group guilty of seditious conspiracy.
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But the man who has been given the longest sentence for his part in the riot wasn't even in Washington that day.
Enrique Tarrio was the leader of a far right group called the Proud Boys.
Nobody will understand the Proud Boys until you're in it.
I think it's like a regular group of men that are just tired of being trampled on.
I'm Mike Wendling, and in this week's episode of Trending's Extreme series, we'll hear extracts from exclusive interviews with Tarrio, including From behind Prison Bars, as we take a look at the extremes of American politics from this point forward.
Enough is enough.
Force will be met with force.
We'll hear from others who belong to extreme political groups and look at how they rally, recruit and spread their messages on social media.
Even social media is becoming quite polarized and quite political, and I think that's something that we're going to see a lot more of.
This call is from a correction facility and is subject to monitoring and recording.
Hello?
Hey.
Hey, how's it going?
Oh, hey.
I first started speaking to Enrique Tarrio back in early 2020.
I was covering stories about people on the far right and on the far left, and I spent some time with antifascist protesters and then with militia groups.