1st Capitol rioter to stand trial gets 7 years, the longest sentence for a Jan. 6 defendant so far

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NEW: First Capitol rioter to stand trial is sentenced to seven years in prison, the longest sentence for a Jan. 6 defendant so far.

of the Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, which disrupted a joint session of Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Over 200 defendants have already pleaded guilty to a variety of misdemeanors and felony charges, with some being sentenced to years in federal prison.

Federal sentencing guidelines in Reffitt's case called for a prison sentence ranging from nine years to 11 years and three months. At one point in the trial, prosecutors played first-person footage that Reffitt had recorded with a 360-degree camera mounted on his helmet while in the crowd at the "Save America" rally prior to the attack.

 

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Why wasn't he convicted of insurrection?

Yet you looked away whilst BLM and Antifa looted, burned down this nation and killed police officers, because it aligned with your P O S Liberal agenda.

Good

Congrats on the free vacation lol

Bravo!!

Not long enough. This is the man who was crazy enough to even threaten his kids lives if they ratted him out.

Why is every news media so afraid to call this bastards “DOMESTIC TERRORIST”? Not “rioter” but DOMESTIC TERRORIST.

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