January 6th legal proceedings and investigations megathread

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US Capitol rioter gets 5 years in jail after throwing fire extinguisher at police

A Florida man who enthusiastically attacked police at the US Capitol on January 6 with a fire extinguisher, a wooden plank and a pole was sentenced to more than five years in prison on Friday, the longest sentence for a Capitol rioter thus far.

Robert Scott Palmer is the first person to be sentenced for the felony of assaulting an officer with a dangerous weapon. His 63-month sentence could set a benchmark for the more than 140 others who face the same charge.

"Every day we are hearing about reports of antidemocratic factions, people plotting potential violence in 2024," District Judge Tanya Chutkan said as she handed down the sentence. "It has to be made clear that trying to stop the peaceful transition of power, assaulting law enforcement, is going to be met with certain punishment. Not staying at home, not watching Netflix, not doing what you were doing before you got arrested."

https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/17/politics/robert-scott-palmer-capitol/index.html

“Blue Lives Matter”

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How about not derailing this thread into a rehash of the Mueller investigation?

Right-wingers know that Trump is responsible for 1/6 but they don't want to admit this so they have to deflect, gaslight, and change the subject.

Yep because that’s what fascists do. They have one playbook and the rubes fall for it every single time.