Proud Boy sentenced to 4.5 years in prison in Jan. 6 case, still says election was stolen

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Proud Boy sentenced to 4.5 years in prison in Jan. 6 case, still says election was stolen

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Proud Boy sentenced to 4.5 years in prison in Jan. 6 case, still says election was stolen
Joshua Pruitt, a former D.C. bartender, was sentenced by a judge who called Jan. 6 "a national disgrace."

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Joshua Pruitt’s attorney says there’s no convincing him of reality.


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10:50 AM · Aug 29, 2022

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/proud-boy-sentenced-45-years-prison-jan-6-case-still-says-election-was-rcna44793

WASHINGTON — A former D.C. bartender and Proud Boy who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 was sentenced to 55 months in federal prison on Monday.

Joshua Pruitt, 40, pleaded guilty in June to obstruction of an official proceeding after he was caught on video joining a mob pursuing police officers and smashing a sign inside the U.S. Capitol. Two U.S. Capitol Police officers wrote victim impact statements in his case urging Judge Timothy J. Kelly to give Pruitt a severe sentence in the case.

Ultimately, Kelly imposed a sentence that fell a few months short of the five years that prosecutors had requested.

Pruitt said that he apologized for his actions and he was "not happy that Jan. 6 happened at all," but said he still held onto his beliefs that Donald Trump actually won the election that he lost to President Joe Biden.“I did believe the election was stolen. I still do,” Pruitt said, speaking from a lectern further away from the judge, which was set up for defendants who are vaccinated for Covid.

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[PJMcK]

1. Idiot

Well, he'll have quite a bit of time to think about the election and the choices he's made. Added bonus: He won't be out of prison in time for the next presidential election.

[EnergizedLib]

2. And where'd that get him?

Where did his beliefs and loyalty to his cult leader? Prison.

There is no sympathy here. Not one of them had to like the election results, but refusal to accept reality now has led to
a criminal record and prison time.

I hope he does the full sentence.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. The phrase "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink" comes to mind...n/t

[Turbineguy]

4. You can't fix stupid.

At least it takes his Mom off the hook to provide a basement and three meals.

[sakabatou]

5. Sometimes, there's just no convincing or showing of evidence to Trumpers that they're wrong

[Hermit-The-Prog]

6. I doubt even 4.5 years will be enough for him to give up his fantasy about the election.

Perhaps it will be enough time for him to give up his fantasy of forcing the country to submit to his delusions.

[Solly Mack]

7. He can regale his fellow prisoners with his beliefs.

I'm sure they'll appreciate his obsession.

[Chicago1980]

8. Oh well!

So he can't vote in the next 3 federal elections.

Won't be able to pull the lever for his fake messiah should he run again.

[brush]

9. Still an idiot. And a jailed one.

[Emile]

10. His fellow inmates will straighten him out.

[Cha]

11. The brainwashed Idiot can chew on that &

prison food for the next 4 years.

[Boomerproud]

12. Do they have a uniform or something?

90% of them look alike-muscle-bound, chrome dome with a bushy beard. Ugh.

[PSPS]

15. It's the 'roids and compensation for the pattern baldness

Maybe a stint in the joint will wean him off the steroids.

[LiberalFighter]

13. What was his occupation? He got in trouble in Georgia and Maryland.

[Roland99]

14. Certainly not a Qult member. nope...not at all.