A former Proud Boys leader has learned his fate.
District Judge Timothy Kelly sentenced Joe Biggs to 17 years behind bars – the second longest sentence for a Jan. 6 defendant yet. (RELATED: Biden DOJ Wants Even Harsher Sentences For Key Jan. 6 Rioters)
CNN has more on Biggs' hearing, following his conviction – along with other leaders of the far-right group:
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.
“Our Constitution and laws give you so many important rights that Americans have fought and died for and that you yourself put on a uniform to defend,” District Judge Timothy Kelly said in handing down the sentence. “People around the world would give anything for these rights.”
But January 6, 2021, Kelly said, “broke our tradition of the peaceful transferring of power” in the United States.
“The nature of the constitutional moment we were in that day is something that is so sensitive that it deserves a significant sentence,” he said.
Prosecutors had sought a 33-year sentence for Biggs. However, Kelly stated that he had an obligation to be mindful of sentencing disparities based on what other federal defendants received.
Prosecutors are also seeking a 33-year sentence for ex-Proud Boys Chairman Enrique Tarrio. A jury convicted Tarrio last May of seditious conspiracy for his role in the U.S. Capitol attack.
Tarrio's sentencing hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 5.
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The next PRESIDENT should pardon all non violent non vandalizing Jan 6 people as his or her first act.
What can be done about the overreacting activist judges and prosecutors?