Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the far-right Proud Boys who was found guilty for his involvement in the January 6 insurrection and later pardoned, confronted a group of police officers who defended the Capitol during the attack. The confrontation took place in a Washington hotel lobby where the Principles First summit was being held, and one of the officers was receiving an award. Tarrio accused one of the officers of being a coward, prompting the officer, Michael Fanone, to call Tarrio a traitor to the country. Tarrio had received a 22-year prison sentence for seditious conspiracy and other charges, but his sentence was later pardoned by Donald Trump, an act that caused outrage among many lawmakers. The confrontation established a tone of tension between the insurrectionists and law enforcement officers at the conference, with police officers expressing frustration over the pardons and calling for action against the movement led by Trump.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/22/enrique-tarrio-capitol-police