r/CapitolConsequences • u/Jordan_WUSA9 Verified Journalist • Aug 11 '22

Ex-police officer who saw himself as pro-Trump 'counter insurgency' sentenced to 87 months in prison in Jan. 6 case Sentenced

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/national/capitol-riots/ex-virginia-police-officer-sentenced-to-7-years-in-prison-in-capitol-riot-case-thomas-robertson-rocky-mount-trump-jacob-fracker/65-4325e02a-5e48-49a5-aad6-a39d3373a312
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u/tahlyn Aug 11 '22 edited Aug 12 '22

7 years, 3 months. That's getting to be more like what I expected for literal sedition.

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u/aeschenkarnos Aug 11 '22

Insurrection, not treason. Treason requires a foreign adversary (Russia being the obvious candidate) and the traitor has to knowingly be working on behalf of, for the benefit of, the adversary.

Really the only suspects for literal treason charges so far are the Trumps (including Jared), Paul Manafort, Roger Stone, Steve Bannon, Alex Jones, and I’ll put $20 on Charlie Kirk being found to be knowingly funded by Russians.

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u/bob-leblaw Aug 11 '22

Rand Paul whistles past the graveyard.

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u/aeschenkarnos Aug 11 '22 edited Aug 11 '22

All those Republicans who visited Putin on July 4, 2018 could reasonably be suspected of treason.

But not some asshole Trumpanzee. They’re not in the loop, and they’re not getting paid, generally they’re paying.