Thomas Webster who was convicted of Jan 6 charges within a number of hours by a jury is set for sentencing Sept 1, and the DOJ is requesting a 17 yr sentence. That would be nearly double the previous sentence that has previously been handed down, and it's obvious the DOJ want to make an example here for future defendants weighing possible plea deals or facing sentences. They are arguing premeditation
(he took his bullet proof vest and off duty firearm, along with the flagpole he used to attack Capitol police officers) with him from PA to DC. He's a Marine and former NYC LEO, so the argument is he should have known the dangerous aspect of the riot he planned to engage in...
The complicating (and possibly mitigating) factor for me is that he has apologized and disavowed his actions, including renouncing the Big Lie beliefs that he previously held. And his attorneys are blaming Trump for deceiving him and thousands of others in DC, and millions of people thruout the US, and basically inciting Webster and others to riot. A little background...
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I'm not sure why the DOJ isn't giving any credence to his renouncement of violence, unless they doubt he's sincere. No idea if he could earn any kind of consideration thru co operation, or if he even has anything to offer. My purely guesstimate is that he'll get 8-9 yrs, but that's going strictly off the info in the video...
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