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

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.

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MicroWave@lemmy.world · 45 pts · 3y (1 reply)
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just_another_person@lemmy.world · -18 pts · 3y

Seems just fine to me.

AttackBunny@lemmy.world · 36 pts · 3y (3 replies)

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 (2 replies)

They were already rotted but guess a little more couldn’t hurt.

AttackBunny@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 3y (1 reply)

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.