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Mar 8 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
NEW: Guy Reffitt is guilty on all five counts. Clean sweep for DOJ.
Story here. More to come. nbcnews.com/politics/justi…
Sentencing is set for June 8 at 10 a.m.

Sentencing memos due 14 days before sentencing, May 25.

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Guy Reffitt being led away after his conviction today. Credit: Bill Hennessy
The jury sent a note that they'd reached a verdict at 12:08 p.m., so they deliberated for barely two hours.

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NEW: Erin Smith, the widow of an officer who died by suicide days after he was attacked on Jan. 6, tells @LACaldwellDC that this is “the start of Jeff getting the honor that he deserves.”

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Officer Jeffrey Smith died by suicide days after he was attacked on Jan. 6. After a protracted fight, a D.C. board has now declared that his death was in the line of duty.

Story with @LACaldwellDC. More to come.

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A detention hearing is now underway for racist troll Matthew Beddingfield, who stormed the U.S. Capitol while he was out on bail on a charge of attempted first-degree murder.

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Mar 7
NEW: A federal prosecutor told jurors that Guy Reffitt was “ecstatic about what he did” after he led the mob up the stairs of the Capitol on Jan. 6 while armed.

More to come from closing arguments soon.

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The feds say the gun on Reffitt’s nightstand (under the Trump hat and next to the empty Coronas) is the one he was wearing when he attempted to storm the Capitol. nbcnews.com/politics/justi…
Here’s Guy Reffitt bragging about his conduct in a recorded Zoom call found on his computer.
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