Thread by @ryanjreilly

BREAKING: Robert Scott Palmer -- who attacked cops at the Capitol while wearing an American flag jacket emblazoned with Trump’s name — gets more than five years in federal prison.

That's the longest sentence in a Jan. 6 case to date. #FloridaFlagJacket

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Online sleuths were at the center of this case. Here's how we got here:

https://twitter.com/ryanjreilly/status/1471595978281132040

“U.S. Marshals ran from this courthouse to the Capitol. They put themselves in danger to protect the occupants of that Capitol… They’re the patriots, and some of them did not know whether they’re going to see their children that night.” huffpost.com/entry/capitol-…

"It has to be made clear that trying to violently overthrow the government... is going to be met with absolutely certain punishment: Not staying at home, not watching Netflix, not doing what you were doing before.”

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Meanwhile, a judge has granted a motion to delay next week’s scheduled sentencing of a man who assaulted cops while wearing a "CNN FAKE NEWS” hat on Jan. 6: huffpost.com/entry/trump-ca…

“You go through that and say, ‘Is this stupid?’ ‘Am I wasting my time?’ and whatnot,” Amy said. “Then you get another tidbit or another photo. You have just enough crumbs and eventually you get a piece of candy, and you just keep going.” huffpost.com/entry/robert-p…

Robert Scott Palmer said after he was locked up, he went logged onto an education tablet and “saw a clip from MSNBC, Rachel Maddow, that was featuring my case… I was horrified, absolutely devastated to see myself.” It may have been this segment:

Here’s the tip from Amy that kicked this all off back in March. I’ll join @CapehartJ on @TheLastWord tonight to discuss the impact of Robert Scott Palmer’s sentencing on Jan. 6 cases going forward.