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The notion that Stewart Rhodes could be absolved of his actions is frightening and ought to be frightening to anyone who cares about democracy in this country,
the judge said from the bench last monthI didn’t lead anything. So why should I feel responsible for that?”
Rhodes saidYou are smart, you are charismatic and compelling and frankly that’s what makes you dangerous. The moment you are released, whenever that may be, you will be ready to take up arms against your government.”
When Rhodes was sentenced in 2023, the judge in his case saidNo organization put more boots on the ground at the Capitol on January 6, 2021 than the Proud Boys, and they were at the forefront of every major breach of the Capitol’s defenses, leading the on-the-ground efforts to storm the seat of government.”
At the time of Tarrio’s sentencing, federal prosecutors saidThis is what I say to Stewart Rhodes – go fuck yourself.”
Michael Fanone, a retired officer who was beaten on January 6, put his message to Rhodes more bluntly in a live CNN interviewWe’ve made the decision four years ago not to tell the media what our structure is, but I suggest that the media should stop calling me ex-Proud Boy leader,
he told CBS NewsWe were there to protect Trump supporters from Antifa,
he said in a video after his releaseThis campus is less safe because of the pardons Donald Trump exercised,
said Aguilar, who has also emphasizedMr. Miller has long recognized that his comments about the Congresswoman were completely inappropriate,
said the attorney Clint BrodenThey are the patriots. Patriotism is loyalty to country and loyalty to the Constitution – not loyalty to a single head of state,
the Obama-appointed judge wroteIf it is a select committee to whitewash the events of Jan. 6 as it relates to a violent mob that clearly attacked the Capitol and police officers … then it’s not something that we will support,
the New York Democrat saidHe definitely tried to target me,
Ocasio-Cortez saidI’m not really surprised that Stewart Rhodes’ arrest and conviction didn’t act as a deterrent.”
In a telephone conversation, he saidI think it’s new and interesting that they’re using the front door this time.”
Asked how he felt about Rhodes’s presence at the Capitol, he saidWhat did I do on January 6 that caused the harm?”
Rhodes said at one pointIt’s better to wage it with you as Commander-in-Chief than to have you comply with a fraudulent election, leave office, and leave the White House in the hands of illegitimate usurpers and Chinese puppets,
he wrote at the timeI think what matters most here about this issue is that hundreds of violent criminals who assaulted police officers were pardoned just because their assault on police officers took place as part of the Jan. 6 riot, something that President Trump thinks was fine,
Coons addedI offer guided tours all the time and yes, I did offer that. There’s no plan in place right now,
Boebert saidI mean, every American citizen has access to the people’s House,
Johnson saidThey were phony charges. I never touched anybody that day, but they don’t care. They don’t care what it is. They’ll put grandmas in jail just because they walked into the Capitol that day,
Wilson said