1776 Returns is the title of a document that outlined strategic plans for the takeover of US government buildings on January 6, 2021. It was circulated among the Proud Boys organization.[1] The nine-page document was sent to Enrique Tarrio, chairman of the Proud Boys, one week before the January 6 United States Capitol attack, by a Miami-based cryptocurrency promoter named Eryka Gemma Flores, who was romantically linked to Tarrio.[2][3][4][5]
- ^ Feuer, Alan (March 14, 2022). "Document in Jan. 6 Case Shows Plan to Storm Government Buildings". The New York Times.
- ^ Feuer, Alan; Schmidt, Michael S. (November 1, 2022). "Prosecutors Look at Florida Election Protest as a Model for Jan. 6". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- ^ Sarnoff, Marisa (June 15, 2022). "Proud Boy Accused of Seditious Conspiracy Reveals '1776 Returns' Plan to 'Fill' Buildings with 'Patriots'—But Denies It Was a Jan. 6 Blueprint". Law and Crime. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ^ Karam, Alec (February 16, 2023). "Miami Crypto Queen May Have Drafted Proud Boys' Plan to Storm the Capitol". The Daily Beast. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
'If you don't like my plan, let me know. I will pitch elsewhere,' Flores texted Tarrio, according to evidence shown in the trial ... Flores, who has not been charged in the case, was described by one witness as a former girlfriend of Tarrio's.
- ^ Kyle Cheney, Girlfriend of Proud Boys leader pleaded fifth about plan to occupy government buildings, Politico (February 14, 2023).