Russell James Peterson's sentencing is now underway. The feds want two weeks behind bars for the mid-30s man who wore a "(F**k) Your Feelings" sweatshirt on his trip to D.C. with his mother.
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Peterson live-streamed on Facebook, where his mom also bragged about his behavior.
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Peterson’s federal public defender Danielle Jahn says that politicians like Trump “fueled the fire” on Jan. 6 and it was important to place Peterson’s actions in that context.
“He did not smoke a blunt in the Capitol,” Peterson’s lawyer said. Like Trump, she says, Peterson lied on social media.
Peterson briefly spoke to Judge Amy Berman Jackson, apologizing for his conduct. “I want to bear my cross and pay for my debt,” he told her. Sentence coming shortly.
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