In what is the longest sentence yet for a Jan. 6 defendant, former Proud Boys national chairman
Enrique Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years in prison today for seditious conspiracy and other convictions related to his role in organizing the Jan. 6 riot, The Hill’s Ella Lee reports.
The
Justice Department sought 33 years in prison for Tarrio.
Tarrio in court today expressed regret for his role in the Jan. 6 riot, saying, “The citizens of [Washington] D.C. deserved better. What happened on January 6th was a national embarrassment,” the BBC reported.
Last week, three other Proud Boys defendants received sentences of between 15 and 18 years in prison, some of the highest sentences doled out for participation in the Jan. 6 attack. Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers, was sentenced to 18 years in May.
“The Proud Boys’ sentencings close the book on the historic seditious conspiracy cases brought by the DOJ after the Capitol was attacked,” Leewrote, noting that more than 1,100 Jan. 6 rioters have been charged.
Check out Lee’s report on how the seditious conspiracy cases set the stage for Trump’s related, but distinct, election conspiracy case in D.C.
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A panel of federal judges struck down Alabama’s congressional district map for not complying with a recent Supreme Court directive, while the state Attorney General office said it plans to appeal back to the high court.
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) is urging Chief Justice John Roberts to investigate Justice Samuel Alito over comments Alito made about Supreme Court ethics during an interview with The Wall Street Journal’s opinion section.
President Biden tested negative for COVID-19 on Tuesday after first lady Jill Biden tested positive Monday, the White House announced. President Biden “will be masking while indoors and while around people,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.
The president is set to travel to India for the Group of 20 Summit on Thursday. He’ll maintain a “regular” COVID testing cadence, the White House has said.
The first lady is experiencing mild symptoms, according to Jean-Pierre.
STATE WATCH
Texas AG impeachment trial begins
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton‘s (R) impeachment trial kicked off in the state Senate Tuesday, with Paxton pleading not guilty to 16 counts of official corruption.
“In broad strokes,” The Hill’s Saul Elbein wrote, “the charges state that he used the attorney general’s office to attack the political enemies of Austin realtor Nate Paul and fired deputies who sought to dissuade him.”
Other charges allege Paxton engaged in bribery and tried to conceal evidence of wrongdoing.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R), a political ally of Paxton’s, ruled Tuesday that Paxton would not be required to testify during the trial.
From Elbein:“It was a small win for the attorney general, who had decisively failed to win Senate support for any of the motions his lawyers had filed that would have thrown out his impeachment trial in whole or in part.”
As senators returned to Washington from their recess today, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell‘s (R-Ky.) office released a letter from Capitol attending physician Brian Monahan saying there’s no evidence McConnell had a stroke or has a seizure disorder following two instances in which the senator froze while talking to reporters.
Monahan’s letter also said there was no evidence of “TIA or movement disorder such as Parkinson’s disease,” adding that “there are no changes recommended in treatment protocols as you continue recovery from your March 2023 fall.”
The minority leader suffered a concussion and fractured rib from that fall.
A new Goldman Sachs analysis puts the odds of a recession at 15 percent, a decrease from its peak outlook of 35 percent in March and far below the Bloomberg consensus of 60 percent. The Hill’s Taylor Giorno has more here.
Eastern European countries concerned about potential Putin peace talks
From Warsaw, Poland, The Hill’s Laura Kelly reports on several Eastern European countries’ wariness of Ukraine being pushed into peace negotiations with Russia.
“One Baltic official, requesting anonymity because of the sensitivity of the topic, told The Hill that Baltic states are concerned that pushing Ukraine into negotiations will have dangerous ripple effects throughout the region,” Kelly wrote.
Navy, Air Force, Army secretaries call on Tuberville to end hold on promotions
Secretaries of the Navy, Air Force and Army called on Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) to release his hold on military promotions, citing national security concerns. Tuberville has held up promotions amid his opposition to recent Defense Department policy on abortion.
PUNDIT CORNER
“Republicans are at war with corporate America over diversity” — Donna Brazile, a political strategist, a contributor to ABC News and former chair of the Democratic National Committee. (Read here)
“Too old to serve? A cause worth amending the Constitution” — former Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.), a contributor to NewsNation and former director of the Office of Management and Budget, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and acting White House chief of staff under President Donald Trump. (Read here)
⏲️ COUNTDOWN
22 days until the next GOP presidential primary debate.
132 days until the Iowa Republican caucuses.
427 days until the presidential election.
🗓 ON TAP TOMORROW
Arraignments are scheduled for the 19 defendants in the Georgia 2020 election case. (All defendants, including former President Trump, have entered not-guilty pleas and waived their right to an in-person arraignment.)
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