1776 Returns

Enrique Tarrio

1776 Returns was the title of a PDF document circulated among the Proud Boys organization. The nine-page document was sent to Enrique Tarrio, Chairman of the Proud Boys, by an unnamed "female acquaintance". A plan for the occupation of 8 key buildings in the District of Columbia on January 6 was laid out. This included House and Senate office buildings and the Supreme Court. The plan called for the mass-mobilization of followers, invoking the sentiments of 1776 and the 1917 storming of the Winter Palace by Bolsheviks in the Russian Revolution.

A five-stage plan was formulated for protesters to:

  1. "Infiltrate"
  2. "Execute"
  3. "Distract (if necessary)"
  4. "Occupy"
  5. "Sit-In"

1776 Returns recommended groups of 50 to occupy government buildings and conduct sit-ins, suggesting slogans to chant. A section titled the "Patriot Plan" was intended for public distribution, calling on people to gather around 1pm and wait for a signal to commence the prepared attacks. The target locations were the Russell Senate Office Building, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hart Senate Office Building, US Supreme Court Building, Cannon House Office Building, Longworth House Office Building, Rayburn House Office Building, and the DC office building of news channel CNN.

"Special mentions" included warnings to Mitch McConnell, Kevin McCarthy, Mike Pence, and Bill Gates as well as praise of Rand Paul and Ron DeSantis. Though the Capitol Building is not mentioned by name, the final page of the document is a Google Maps screenshot of the Capitol and surrounding targeted buildings in the United States Capitol Complex.

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