The Capital Assault Hearings

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Ex-police officer gets more than 7 years in prison in Jan. 6 case
August 12, 2022 / CBS/AP
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/thomas...r-more-than-7-years-in-prison-january-6-case/

Washington — An off-duty Virginia police officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan, 6, 2021, with a fellow officer was sentenced Thursday to more than seven years in prison, matching the longest prison sentence so far among hundreds of Capitol riot cases.

Former Rocky Mount Police Sgt. Thomas Robertson declined to address the court before U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper sentenced him to seven years and three months in prison. Cooper also sentenced Robertson to three years of supervised release after his prison term.

Federal prosecutors had recommended an eight-year prison sentence for Robertson. His sentence equals that of Guy Reffitt, a Texas man who attacked the Capitol while armed with a holstered handgun.

Robertson gets credit for the 13 months he has already spent in custody. Robertson has been jailed since Cooper ruled last year that he violated the terms of his pretrial release by possessing firearms.

The judge said he was troubled by Robertson's conduct since his arrest - not only his stockpiling of guns but also his words advocating for violence. After Jan. 6, Robertson told a friend that he was prepared to fight and die in a civil war and he clung to baseless conspiracy theories that the 2020 election was stolen from then-President Donald Trump, the judge noted.

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Sgt. Thomas Robertson, right, and officer Jacob Fracker, left, posted this photograph of themselves inside the U.S. Capitol during the January 6 riot. U.S. Attorney's Office for D.C.
 
themickey said:
Ex-police officer gets more than 7 years in prison in Jan. 6 case
August 12, 2022 / CBS/AP
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/thomas...r-more-than-7-years-in-prison-january-6-case/

Washington — An off-duty Virginia police officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan, 6, 2021, with a fellow officer was sentenced Thursday to more than seven years in prison, matching the longest prison sentence so far among hundreds of Capitol riot cases.

Former Rocky Mount Police Sgt. Thomas Robertson declined to address the court before U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper sentenced him to seven years and three months in prison. Cooper also sentenced Robertson to three years of supervised release after his prison term.

Federal prosecutors had recommended an eight-year prison sentence for Robertson. His sentence equals that of Guy Reffitt, a Texas man who attacked the Capitol while armed with a holstered handgun.

Robertson gets credit for the 13 months he has already spent in custody. Robertson has been jailed since Cooper ruled last year that he violated the terms of his pretrial release by possessing firearms.

The judge said he was troubled by Robertson's conduct since his arrest - not only his stockpiling of guns but also his words advocating for violence. After Jan. 6, Robertson told a friend that he was prepared to fight and die in a civil war and he clung to baseless conspiracy theories that the 2020 election was stolen from then-President Donald Trump, the judge noted.

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Sgt. Thomas Robertson, right, and officer Jacob Fracker, left, posted this photograph of themselves inside the U.S. Capitol during the January 6 riot. U.S. Attorney's Office for D.C.
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gwb-trading said:
Now the donors will be shiatting their pants...

Jan. 6 committee will dig in on the money behind the riot, Kinzinger says
Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., signaled on NBC News' "Meet the Press" that Donald Trump's post-election fundraising efforts could be a "missing piece” in the investigation
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/co...-will-dig-money-riot-kinzinger-says-rcna45150
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Oh pooh. And where Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger gonna be when the next Congress continues the complete investigation they wanted?
 
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