Proud Boys leader Joe Biggs sentenced to 17 years in January 6 case | CNN Politics
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A leader of the Proud Boys who led the far-right organization’s infamous march to the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, was sentenced Wednesday to 17 years in prison – among the longest sentence handed down yet for a convicted rioter.

A leader of the Proud Boys who led the far-right organization’s infamous march to the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, was sentenced Wednesday to 17 years in prison – among the longest sentence handed down yet for a convicted rioter.

Joe Biggs was convicted by a Washington, DC jury of several charges including seditious conspiracy for attempting to forcibly prevent the peaceful transfer of power from then-President Donald Trump to Joe Biden after the 2020 election.

The government wanted Biggs to serve 33 years in federal prison. That’s 15 years longer than the longest sentence in a Jan. 6 case to date: the 18-year sentence that went to Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, also convicted of seditious conspiracy, after prosecutors sought 25 years in federal prison.

  • Dark Arc@social.packetloss.ggEnglish
    512·
    1 year ago

    I agree with the rage, but I personally – snowball in hell it may be – hope he and the others that participated in this come to realize why what they did is wrong and come to eventually speak against it.

    • athos77@kbin.social
      39·
      1 year ago

      He claims, " I’m not a terrorist, I don’t have hate in my heart.". Unfortunately, I don’t believe him, and I don’t think the judge did either.

    • jballsEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

      I look forward to seeing if he takes this approach 17 years from now.

    • geogle@lemmy.world
      61·
      1 year ago

      That would just be further “proof” of the deep state they think runs the country