Enrique Tarrio, the former Proud Boys leader pardoned by President Donald Trump, said he was considering a run for Congress.
In an interview with The Miami New Times this week, Tarrio revealed that "a lot" of pardoned Jan. 6 rioters had asked him to run for office.
"It's a maybe thing," he noted. "If I do run, I want to be in that building that they accused me of trying to storm."
Tarrio said he was eyeing Florida's District 1, which was recently vacated by former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) to pursue a failed bid for attorney general.
The former Proud Boys leader served less than two years of his 22-year sentence before being pardoned by Trump.
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"Once he won, I had a really good panic attack," Tarrio explained. "I was just waiting for the doors to open."
Tarrio has encouraged the media to stop labeling as "former leader" of the Proud Boys and suggested he was ready to retake control of the organization after leaving prison.
