Ramaswamy blasts 22-year prison sentence for Jan. 6 ringleader Enrique Tarrio as ‘wrong’

Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy attacked the 22-year sentence for Jan. 6 ringleader Enrique Tarrio as "wrong."
Ramaswamy reposted a right-wing journalist's claim that Tarrio's conviction was "political persecution."
Ramaswamy said he's the only GOP candidate "with the spine" to defend Jan. 6 attackers.
Tarrio received the stiffest sentence so far for the attack that aimed to block Biden's election.
Ramaswamy did not explain why he thought Tarrio's sentence was unjust.

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Proud Boys Leader Tarrio Claims Prosecutors Pushed Him to Implicate Trump, Gets 22 Years for Jan. 6 Role

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Ramaswamy blasts 22-year prison sentence for Jan. 6 ringleader Enrique Tarrio as ‘wrong’

Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy attacked the 22-year sentence for Jan. 6 ringleader Enrique Tarrio as "wrong."
Ramaswamy reposted a right-wing journalist's claim that Tarrio's conviction was "political persecution."
Ramaswamy said he's the only GOP candidate "with the spine" to defend Jan. 6 attackers.
Tarrio received the stiffest sentence so far for the attack that aimed to block Biden's election.
Ramaswamy did not explain why he thought Tarrio's sentence was unjust.

yahoo.com

Relevant topic timeline:

9/5/2023

Far-right violence a growing threat and law enforcement's top domestic terrorism concern

9/6/2023

Proud Boys’ Enrique Tarrio gets record 22 years in prison for Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy

9/6/2023

‘I Will Ask It a Third Time’: Mehdi Hasan Relentlessly Hounds Vivek Ramaswamy To Answer Simple Question About His Past Attack on Trump

9/8/2023

MSNBC Host Presses Vivek Ramaswamy on Accepting Immigrant Scholarship Despite Wealth

9/12/2023

Proud Boys Leader Tarrio Claims Prosecutors Pushed Him to Implicate Trump, Gets 22 Years for Jan. 6 Role