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.

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    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.

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      1 year ago

      I’m skeptical as well, but I believe in redemption

    • nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de
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      1 year ago

      He either has hate, or he’s happy to exploit the hate of his followers for personal gain.

      Either way he is in fact, a terrorist.