The former Infowars correspondent, who was convicted of seditious conspiracy, “served as an instigator and leader" during the Capitol attack, federal prosecutors said.

Joe Biggs, a Proud Boys leader convicted of seditious conspiracy who the government says “served as an instigator and leader” during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison on Thursday.

It is among the longest sentences in Capitol riot cases. The record is the 18-year sentence given to Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, also convicted of seditious conspiracy, after prosecutors sought 25 years in federal prison in his case.

    • Hogger85b@kbin.social
      2013·
      1 year ago

      He will get out on feb 2025 when president trump pardons all of them.

      And I say that as someone that will.vote democrat, I just recognise reality

      • ImFresh3x@sh.itjust.works
        24·
        1 year ago

        Trump won’t pardon them. He hates his base more than we do. He only pardons people who are on a level that allows to them to help Trump personally.

        Also, I’m pretty damned cynical, but I still think there is less than a 50% chance trump wins. Unfortunately 49% is very uncomfortable.

        • SkyezOpen@lemmy.world
          3·
          1 year ago

          They tried to help him, the problem is they failed. Trump doesn’t like losers who can’t even pull off a coup.

          • Echo Dot@feddit.uk
            1·
            1 year ago

            He failed. If he actually wanted a successful coup he should have organised his merry band of idiots. But since everyone involved is completely feckless, Trump included, that was never going to happen.

            • SkyezOpen@lemmy.world
              1·
              1 year ago

              He might’ve succeeded but he needed plausible deniability. His lsckeys have gone to prison in droves but nothing has ever stuck to him because he’s… Careful? Or at least his lawyers are.

        • stevieb@kbin.social
          2·
          1 year ago

          I believe he’d absolutely pardon them. Not because he cares about them, but because it would “legitimize” his claim that the election was stolen. Or just because it would be a distraction for people to talk about while he does whatever he wants.

        • Hogger85b@kbin.social
          1·
          1 year ago

          It would be useful for him to pardon them so he has a new army and people are more willing to fight for him in 2029

      • Adderbox76@lemmy.caEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        If New Hampshire decides he’s ineligible for the primary because of his past bullshit, it’ll absolutely start a domino effect of other states doing the same.

        I’m not american, so I’m not sure, but doesn’t that mean if he literally can’t be the republican candidate if too many states say no?

        I mean, yeah, he can run independent I suppose, but Trump’s ego isn’t just about being president. He gets off on having the GOP under his thumb. Once that goes away, even if he “wins” as an independent, would he even be able to accomplish anything?

        • Alien Nathan Edward@lemm.ee
          1·
          1 year ago

          He’ll take that to the corrupt supreme Court where all of those constitutional originalists will have a sudden change of heart just like they do when the Bible they love so much says something they don’t care for.

      • Alien Nathan Edward@lemm.ee
        1·
        1 year ago

        The only thing that makes me think he might not is that he could’ve preemptively pardoned everyone involved in this in the dead time between the certification and Brandon taking office and he didn’t. Idk why he didn’t, it would have cost him nothing and made people much more likely to commit overt acts of terrorism for him a second time, but he didn’t.