U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth, an appointee of former President Ronald Reagan, said he is “shocked” that some Republican politicians are trying to rewrite history by labeling the January 6 Capitol rioters as “hostages.”
Lamberth’s statement was part of a ruling tied to the sentencing of James Little, a January 6 defendant who was convicted of misdemeanor offenses and has sought to argue that he had been politically prosecuted.
The court ordered that Little be committed to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons for 150 days.
He had appealed, and the federal appeals court sent it back to Lamberth for resentencing despite the fact that the defendant already completed his incarceration.
“Mr. Little has consistently refused to take responsibility for his actions on January 6 – today is the first time he has come close to accepting responsibility,” Lamberth wrote in a ruling on January 26. “He has denied the gravity of what...
Lamberth’s statement was part of a ruling tied to the sentencing of James Little, a January 6 defendant who was convicted of misdemeanor offenses and has sought to argue that he had been politically prosecuted.
The court ordered that Little be committed to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons for 150 days.
He had appealed, and the federal appeals court sent it back to Lamberth for resentencing despite the fact that the defendant already completed his incarceration.
“Mr. Little has consistently refused to take responsibility for his actions on January 6 – today is the first time he has come close to accepting responsibility,” Lamberth wrote in a ruling on January 26. “He has denied the gravity of what...
- 2/4/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
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