An Ohio man who said Trump gave 'presidential orders' to storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 has been sentenced to three years in prison.
, was among the first Capitol riot defendants to argue that Trump is ultimately to blame for the large mob that breached the Capitol.He was found guilty of obstructing Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s presidential victory, as well as five other charges.According to the DOJ, Thompson entered the Capitol building and stole a bottle of bourbon from the Senate Parliamentarian’s Office.
After officers directed him out, he went back in with a co-defendant, Robert Anthony Lyon. Thompson stole a coat rack and told Lyon they needed to leave with "this trophy," the DOJ said.Since the Jan. 6 riots, about 900 people have been arrested for crimes related to the Capitol breach, according to the DOJ. More than 275 individuals have been charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement.building a case that the former president instigated the deadly riot.
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