Trump ruined many lives there. And conix. i wonder if she feels any remorse when she reads what Jessica Watkins' lawyer said:
"Watkins’ attorney said that the trauma and rejection from friends and family due to her being transgender was what pushed her to be dragged into conspiracy theories around the 2020 election and to eventually take part in the riot."
Review of Jan. 6 cases finds judges give harsh lectures, lighter sentences
Judges have gone below prosecutors’ recommendations three-quarters of time, and below federal sentencing guidelines a little less than 40 percent
By Tom Jackman and Spencer S. Hsu Updated January 6, 2023 at 9:31 a.m. EST|Published January 6, 2023 at 6:30 a.m. EST
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How Capitol rioters' punishments compared to what prosecutors wanted
As of Jan. 2, 357 out of 932 people federally charged in the insurrection have been sentenced. Another 165 who have been convicted await sentencing.
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Has the political party of the judges been a factor in sentencing?
The judges appointed by Democratic presidents have imposed jail or prison sentences in 61 percent of their cases, and probation in 18 percent of the cases, while judges appointed by Republican presidents have given jail or prison sentences in 48 percent of their cases, and probation in 34 percent of cases. In the remaining cases, judges have sentenced defendants to home detention or a halfway house, or imposed a fine. Judge Tanya Chutkan, an Obama appointee, has handled 22 sentencings and imposed incarceration in every one, but another Obama appointee, Judge Rudolph Contreras, has handled 16 sentencings and jailed only one defendant.
Judges Dabney Friedrich and Trevor N. McFadden, both Trump appointees, have given probation sentences to about half of their Jan. 6 defendants. McFadden is also the only judge to have acquitted a defendant at trial and the only judge to have imposed only a fine on a defendant.
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But the judges have sentenced below the government’s recommendation in nearly 77 percent of all cases, including 71 percent of the felonies. The judges have gone above the recommendation only 8 percent of the time, and imposed the recommendation 15 percent of the time. U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta, an Obama appointee, has gone below the prosecution’s recommendation in all 19 of the sentencings he has done so far, as have fellow Obama appointees Contreras and Randolph D. Moss, Trump appointee Timothy J. Kelly and George W. Bush appointee John D. Bates.
Republican judges have gone below the government recommendation 82 percent of the time, and Democratic judges about 72 percent of the time. There are 13 Democratic and eight Republican judges handling Jan. 6 cases on the D.C. federal bench.