Sentencing hearing underway for QAnoner Nicholas Languerand, who repeatedly assaulted cops at the Capitol and claims he feels "lied to and betrayed" by leaders he respected.
Judge John Bates finds that 46 months in prison is the bottom of the advisory sentencing guideline.
Judge John Bates finds that 46 months in prison is the bottom of the advisory sentencing guideline.
"People who engage in terrorism always think they're in the right," federal prosecutor tells the judge.
DOJ quotes Languerand: “If you are ok with fraudulently certifying an election to win, then I’m ok with attacking a government building to stop you”
https://twitter.com/ryanjreilly/status/1484618462051946497
DOJ prosecutor once again says Languerand committed "an act of terrorism," and says the court shouldn't credit his "11th hour" change of heart now that he's facing the consequences of his actions.
https://twitter.com/ryanjreilly/status/1484621809689542664
DOJ prosecutor cites the sentencing of Robert Scott Palmer, who received the longest sentence in any Jan. 6 case. DOJ notes that Palmer pleaded guilty early.
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"I did follow QAnon, and I took pride in the fact that QAnon was not something violent," Nicholas Languerand tells the court. Regrets that he represented his community in a very poor way.
"I did watch what was happening and I did choose to engage in it," he said.
"I did watch what was happening and I did choose to engage in it," he said.
Languerand says he's only now begun to understand the level of harm from Jan. 6. Says he's still a patriot, but recognizes that he made a mistake.
Judge will give Languerand a sentence towards the bottom end of the sentencing guidelines, he says. He factors in Languerand's "unusually difficult childhood" and his "regret that borders on, or is, remorse."
NEW: 44 months in federal prison for Languerand.
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