The Justice Department is appealing the length of prison sentences for four Proud Boys leaders convicted of seditious conspiracy in the U.S. Capitol attack, challenging punishments that were significantly shorter than what prosecutors had recommended, according to court filings on Monday.

U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly sentenced former Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrio and three lieutenants to prison terms ranging from 15 to 22 years after a jury convicted them in May of plotting to stop the peaceful transfer of presidential power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden after the 2020 presidential election.

Tarrio’s 22-year sentence is the longest so far among hundreds of criminal cases stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol, but prosecutors had sought 33 years behind bars for the Miami man.

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    1211 months ago

    They’re still gonna own guns, will just do so illegally. I’ve known a couple felons who have guns illegally. They’re not gonna let a ban get in their way of owning tons of guns.

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      111 months ago

      “No no, those arent my 37 firearms, those belong to my wife. Of course, she has the key for the safes, which means I don’t have constructive possession of them”