The Justice Department on Wednesday appealed the sentences handed down to seven members of the Oath Keepers — including founder Stewart Rhodes — for their roles in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, a signal that prosecutors are not satisfied with the severity of the jail terms delivered by the federal judge overseeing the case.
Justice Department appeals Jan. 6 prison sentences for Stewart Rhodes, Oath Keepers
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/12/doj-appeals-oath-keepers-sentences-00106040
6 Comments
MicroWave@lemmy.world · 45 pts · 3y
just_another_person@lemmy.world · -18 pts · 3y
Seems just fine to me.
AttackBunny@lemmy.world · 36 pts · 3y
Can we do this for all the Jan 6 insurrectionists? They all got slaps on the wrists, and should be rotting for lifetimes.
moosh@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 3y
They were already rotted but guess a little more couldn’t hurt.
AttackBunny@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 3y
Yeah, but I’m talking about having them rot, while removed from society.
moosh@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
Fine by me.
ShadowRunner@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
The two authors and their editor need to go back to school and re-learn what an order of magnitude is.