Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) appeared to defend the leader of the Proud Boys militia group after the Justice Department (DOJ) announced it is seeking a 33-year sentence for his role in planning the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Enrique Tarrio was found guilty of seditious conspiracy in May, the most serious charge brought against anyone related to the riots. A 33-year sentence is the longest requested and would be the longest handed down in the Capitol riot cases, if accepted by a judge.

“You know who the Justice Department is not seeking 33 years in prison for?” Greene said on X, formerly Twitter, on Friday. “Antifa/BLM violent rioters who burned, looted, destroyed $2 billion in property in George Floyd riots. And Hunter Biden and Joe Biden for taking criminal bribes selling political influence and favors.”

  • snooggums@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    To be fair, when people blatantly do things they also appear to do the things they are doing.

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      1 year ago

      Yes but I don’t go into living room and see that my partner is ‘apparently’ watching TV. I’m not ‘apparently’ driving down to the corner store for some biscuits.

      Although maybe I should start incorporating this into regular use.