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submitted 11 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

A former leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Tuesday to more than three years behind bars for joining a plot to attack the U.S. Capitol nearly three years ago.

Charles Donohoe was the second Proud Boy to plead guilty to conspiring with other group members to obstruct the Jan. 6, 2021, joint session of Congress for certifying President Joe Biden’s electoral victory. His sentence could be a bellwether for other Proud Boys conspirators who agreed to cooperate with federal prosecutors.

Donohoe, 35, of Kernersville, North Carolina, apologized to his family, the law-enforcement officers who guarded the Capitol on Jan. 6 and “America as a whole” for his actions on Jan. 6.

“I knew what I was doing was illegal from the very moment those barricades got knocked down,” he said.

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[-] politicalincorruption@lemmy.world 62 points 11 months ago

The traitor deserves at least ten.

[-] Cethin@lemmy.zip 56 points 11 months ago

I'm generally against large prison sentences, but he deserves life. He was attempting to deprive all Americans from having a say in our democracy. It's not like he was just hurting himself, or even just a few people.

[-] thecrotch@sh.itjust.works 47 points 11 months ago

Per the article, he got a deal because he cooperated. I'm guessing that means he gave them intel on other people they could go after. Considering how light of a sentence he got, I'm guessing it was someone valuable. If we throw the book at everyone who cooperates nobody will cooperate.

[-] squiblet@kbin.social 25 points 11 months ago

I guess but it seems like only 3-4 of them have gotten sentences higher than what you'd get for having a joint in Mississippi.

[-] breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca 13 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

His cooperation contributed to those 4 convictions for seditious conspiracy.

In this case, the prosecution recommended 35-43 months. He got 40.

Edit: by 4 convictions, I mean Enrique Tarrio, Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, and Zachary Rehl.

[-] Lem453@lemmy.ca 8 points 11 months ago

We've been hearing this since 2021. Who are the big names that have been charged with insurrection as a result of all these lenient sentences?

[-] breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca 19 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

His cooperation seems to have led to serious convictions:

Tarrio - 22 years

Nordean - 18 years

Biggs - 17 years

Rehl - 15 years

[-] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 7 points 11 months ago

I love seeing people ask questions that easily tell us that they're not paying attention.

"When will someone be punished?!?"

These dudes got decades in prison.

[-] squiblet@kbin.social 9 points 11 months ago

Stewart Rhodes got 18 years out of a max of 20. Enrique Tarrio received 22 years.

[-] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world -3 points 11 months ago

We’ll find out ten years after they either retire or die.

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Life. Without parole.

[-] MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Made an example of.

[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago

A 10mm to the skull? C'mon. A 9mm would work just fine.

Sorry y'all, I got PTSD from that day, can hardly talk about it without crying and screaming. Can't look at pictures, let alone a 30-second video. Suffice to say, I'd pull the trigger myself and feel nothing.

[-] MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

I think you need to get off the internet for awhile.

[-] SCB@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago

You got PTSD from something you saw on TV so I'm gonna go ahead and suggest that literally killing a person would probably fuck you up pretty bad.

[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago

Of course it would? I am well aware.

[-] SCB@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Perhaps this should be a sign not to advocate for the opportunity

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