Another massive victory for Merrick Garland’s Department of Justice in bringing those responsible for January 6th to justice.

If you detect a bit of snarkiness in that comment, you are 100% correct. The patsies, the window-breakers, the ones who came by bus, paid for by people as yet unknown, in an event planned by people unknown (though the House Select Committee seems to know), the people who read Trump’s tweet about January 6th being “wild,” the people fired up by Trump’s talk, and the people who delayed Joe Biden’s Constitutionally required vote, continue to line up for jail, one by one, or in this case, one by three.

No word yet on any threat to anyone who might have wanted the window breakers there for a greater purpose. But according to Law and Crime, DOJ continues to ensure that the little ones face justice:

A trio of Missourians who joined the mob of Donald Trump supporters inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 and stole a shard of the nameplate of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) have been sentenced to time behind bars.

Merry pleaded guilty in January to one count of theft of government property, and Westover had pleaded guilty in November to one count of parading, picketing, or demonstrating in a Capitol building. Hernandez pleaded guilty in January to one count of entering and remaining in a restricted building—all misdemeanors. Westover faced up to six months behind bars, while Merry and Hernandez each faced up to one year in jail.

On Monday, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg sentenced all three defendants to jail: Hernandez to 30 days, and Merry and Westover each to 45 days for their role in the mob that overwhelmed police and swarmed the Capitol, temporarily blocking Congress from certifying the result of Joe Biden’s win in the 2020 presidential election.

“What you and others did on Jan. 6 was nothing short of insurrection and an attempt to topple a government that had been lawfully and legally elected and maintain in power those who had lost the election,” Boasberg said.

Prosecutors had requested 45 days behind bars for Hernandez, 120 days for Merry, and 90 days for Westover.

Interesting. We weren’t there, didn’t see the evidence, and we’re not judges. But it is worth noting that the judge gave significantly lighter sentences than those recommended by DOJ. Maybe DOJ is being extra aggressive, tough on crime, with respect to the patsies.

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