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Government Corruption
First Capitol rioter to stand trial gets seven years - the longest sentence yet: Texas far-right militia member 'egged crowd on' and warned his kids not to turn him in to FBI because 'traitors get shot'
2022-08-02
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • Guy Reffitt, 49, a member of the far-right group the Three Percenters got 7.25 years behind bars and ordered to pay $2000 in restitution

  • He was convicted in March on five felony counts, including bringing a gun onto the Capitol grounds

  • During the sentencing he called himself an 'idiot' and said he was done with extremist groups

  • He was recorded on video outside the Capitol during the January 6 riot and later threatened his wife and children if they turned him in

  • His son, Jackson Reffitt, said he was in contact with the FBI after the DC riot on January 6

  • The son testified in court that that his father told him 'If you turn me in, you're a traitor and traitor's get shot'

  • Under federal sentencing guidelines, Reffitt Sr. faces up to 11 years at his sentencing on Monday

  • Federal prosecutors are asking for 15 years behind bars for his crimes

Fox News has more here.
Related:
Three Percenters: 2022-01-01 The FBI's Criminal Lead Informant in Whitmer 'Kidnapping' Caper
Three Percenters: 2021-06-26 Questions About the FBI's Role in 1/6 Are Mocked Because the FBI Shapes Liberal Corporate Media
Three Percenters: 2021-03-04 Police uncover ‘possible plot' by militia to breach Capitol
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January 6: 2022-07-29 Leftist Activists (and AOC) Call for Clarence Thomas' Impeachment
January 6: 2022-07-28 Video (with sound) Used to Charge J6 Defendant Exonerates Him
January 6: 2022-07-28 Defund the FBI
Posted by:Skidmark

#8  It is my understanding that the Feebs wired up the kid who then engaged his dad in "controversial" discussions.

The kid is on Twitter looking to sell some of his "art" so he can bug out.

I doubt it will help.

Tragic.
Posted by: Anomalous Sources   2022-08-02 19:20  

#7  Lèse-majesté is still a crime in the US? Did he raid Pelosi's Ben & Jerry ice cream stash?
Posted by: magpie   2022-08-02 17:51  

#6  The son testified in court that that his father told him 'If you turn me in, you're a traitor and traitor's get shot'

Aiiii... tarnation!
Posted by: Ann the Apoplectic Aster   2022-08-02 16:47  

#5  Timing is everything. Didn't take the DC jury long, I bet.
Posted by: Bobby   2022-08-02 16:31  

#4  Curious that it took them over a year to bring him to trial.
Posted by: ruprecht   2022-08-02 13:22  

#3  'If you turn me in, you're a traitor and traitor's get shot'

Snitches end up in ditches.

Wonderful father.
Posted by: DarthVader   2022-08-02 13:05  

#2  The differences between intent, saying, and actually doing seem to be lost here.

Maybe one day, we will get to the bottom of J6.

Posted by: JohnQC   2022-08-02 09:42  

#1  "Egged on" the crowd. Like Ray Epps.
Posted by: Bobby   2022-08-02 07:53  

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