As fractures emerge among Proud Boys, experts warn of a shift toward extremist violence
Marissa J. Lang, The Washington Post
Feb. 26, 2021
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Proud Boys rally in support of President Donald Trump in Washington on Dec. 12, 2020.photo for The Washington Post by Evelyn Hockstein.
WASHINGTON - As members of the Proud Boys arrived at the foot of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, they gathered as a unified front, donning bright orange beanies and tactical gear and carrying flags and megaphones used to lead chants that rippled through the roiling crowd.
Members of the all-male far-right group, which has a history of violence, posed for photos, displaying the OK hand gesture, which has become a white power sign, and moved through the crowd together.
As fractures emerge among Proud Boys, experts warn of a shift toward extremist violence
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Proud Boys Leader Enrique Tarrio Calls FBI Enemy of the People Despite Being Informant
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James Giannakos Jr. Allegedly Threatened Prosecutor for Trying Proud Boys Leader Enrique Tarrio
On 2/4/21 at 8:37 PM EST
South Carolina resident James Giannakos Jr. has been arrested for allegedly leaving death threats for Vanessa Singh Johannes, a former federal prosecutor who had pursued charges against Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio in 2014. During that time, Johannes and Tarrio s then-defense attorney mentioned Tarrio s past cooperation with federal and local law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, during his sentencing hearing, which was located in publically accessible court filings.
Near the end of January, media outlets began reporting on Tarrio s past cooperation with legal authorities. In response, Giannakos worried that Tarrio s past cooperation with legal authorities in 2014 would potentially mark Tarrio for retaliatory violence. So on January 28, Giannakos allegedly left threatening voice messages on the voicemail of the law firm where Johannes worked, stating