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.

  • @Metriximor@lemmy.ml
    41•9 months ago

    Being one of the leaders of the group of people who attempted to overthrow your government and peaceful democratic systems is only 17 years in prison?

    Wow just wow

    • @Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world
      7•9 months ago

      If I were a traitor, I would see this sentence and think, “yeah, it kinda looks worth it, honestly.”

      Conservatives get light sentences. It’s just a thing we do here, unfortunately.