JUST IN: Federal judge sentences Jan. 6 rioter Dona Bissey to 14 days of incarceration, no probation.
DOJ had asked for probation but not incarceration.
DOJ had asked for probation but not incarceration.
Prosecutors, during sentencing hearing, described Bissey as a conspiracy theorist who spread misinformation about Covid, QAnon and the 2020 election.
A lot has been made about relatively short or lenient sentences in early wave of plea deals.
These are for misdemeanor defendants not charged with violence or destruction, who pleaded guilty and who expressed remorse. Was always going to be the wave with the lightest punishment.
These are for misdemeanor defendants not charged with violence or destruction, who pleaded guilty and who expressed remorse. Was always going to be the wave with the lightest punishment.
The judge in this case, Tanya Chutkan, has actually pushed for stiffer sentences for Jan. 6 rioters, describing the attack as an assault on democracy warranting significant punishment. But misdemeanors carry max 6 months in prison.
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