One year after the deadly Capitol attack, one accused rioter said he doesn't feel guilty for his role in the insurrection and doesn't have any plans to plead guilty.
"I don't think I did anything wrong," Josh said. Knowing the consequences would make me question it.
A former self-proclaimed Proud Boy, Pruitt faces eight charges in connection with his participation in the riot, including destruction of government property and acts of physical violence in the Capitol Building. There is photographic and video evidence against him, which shows him arguing with Capitol police officers inside the building and smashing a sign inside the Capitol crypt.
In an interview with CNN earlier this week, Pruitt said he still believes that Donald Trump lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden because of widespread voter fraud.
He said he was protesting against a stolen election. I think sending me to prison over this is a complete joke.
With no plans to plead guilty, he could be facing prison time.
While he waits for a trial date, he is on pre-trial release wearing an ankle monitor and adhering to a curfew.
The Proud Boys, a far-right group that was involved in the Capitol riot, became affiliated with the man after he attended a pro-Trump march. When he was surrounded by a group of Proud Boys, he was fighting with a group of anti-Trump protesters.
He said that the Proud Boys saved him from getting jumped.
The video of Tarrio starting Pruitt into the group went viral.
He told CNN that he no longer associates with members of the far-right group. The federal prosecutors wanted him to help build their cases against members of the Proud Boys, but he turned them down.
He told the outlet that he wouldn't throw under the bus.
An attorney for Pruitt did not respond to Insider's request for comment.
