Given 20 years for storming the US Congress

A man from California is sentenced to 20 years in prison for his violent behavior during the Trump supporters' storming of the US Congress on January 6, 2021, when several police officers and a Trump supporter died.

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Given 20 years for storming the US Congress
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The man is convicted of having jumped on police officers' heads and attacked police officers with everything from long sticks to a crutch and pepper spray.

Your actions on January 6 were characterized by particular brutality, it was not a matter of being swept up in the situation, said District Judge Royce Lamberth when the man received his sentence.

The man is known for previous cases of violence in political contexts.

Over 900 people have so far been convicted for participating in the storming and an additional 500 are awaiting trial. The sentences have ranged from a few days in prison to 22 years. The latter sentence was given to the leader of the Proud Boys group, who had a leading role in the storming.

The now-convicted man has admitted to attacking two police officers with weapons. He has expressed remorse and apologized to the police officers he assaulted. The prosecutors had requested 21 years and 10 months in prison, while the defense had accepted six and a half years.

The defense considers the sentence to be laughably harsh and one that does not take into account how much the man has developed since the storming.

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