Individuals who were present at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, are still being sentenced to prison under the lame-duck Biden administration.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) continues to deliver prison sentences to individuals who were involved in the events on January 6 since the election. Among those sentenced was Matthew Leland Klein, a 27-year-old from Oregon, who was given a 90-day prison sentence along with three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to charges including felony and misdemeanor offenses. Christopher Maurer, a 45-year-old Maine resident, received a sentence of 50 months in prison and two years of supervised release for assaulting a law enforcement officer with a weapon during the attack. Similarly, Edward Richmond Jr., aged 40 from Louisiana, was sentenced to 51 months in prison and three years of supervised release for a similar assault charge.
Other sentences include Bryan Shawn Smith, a 37-year-old from Alabama, who was sentenced to 34 months in prison and three years of supervised release for assaulting officers, and Kyler Joseph Bard, a 27-year-old Missouri resident, who received a sentence of just over a year in prison followed by two years of supervised release for his role in the events on January 6.
During his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump has stated he plans to pardon January 6 defendants when he returns to the White House. Trump has referred to defendants as “patriots” and “hostages,” saying he would “absolutely” pardon those involved.
In August, the DOJ confirmed that approximately 547 defendants were charged with assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers or employees. Roughly 163 individuals have been charged with using a deadly or dangerous weapon or causing serious injury to an officer. […]
— Read More: thepostmillennial.com
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