A former Proud Boys leader is being sentenced, with prosecutors seeking what would be a record-setting punishment for a Jan. 6 defendant.
A large contingent of Proud Boys marched to the Capitol before Trump directed his supporters there. Then, prosecutors say, Biggs led the growing mob forward through barricades and into the building. Capitol Police Officer Shae Cooney testified earlier in the week about standing on the other side of that crowd, trying to keep them out. She couldn’t stop to connect with her family, she said, or to check on Officer Brian D.
given to Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes after he was found guilty of a separate seditious conspiracy involving his extremist group.“You weren’t convicted because you were just following your husband,” Mehta said, referring to the jury verdict which convicted her of conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding and four other felonies. “The decisions that were made that day were also your decisions.” But he said the sentencing guidelines were “overly harsh for Mrs. Meggs’ conduct.
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