Judge questions if Capitol rioters are being treated fairly

Judge says DOJ should be 'even-handed' in treatment of Capitol rioters

A federal judge said Friday that he believes the Justice Department hasn't been "even-handed" with President Donald Trump supporters who stormed the US Capitol on January 6, suggesting that they've

Trump-appointed Judge slaps DOJ... brings much needed reality to Jan. 6 situation... accuses DOJ of treating George Floyd rioters with kid gloves...

REPORT: Judge questions whether Jan. 6 rioters are treated unfairly, gives lighter sentence than recommended in one case

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Judge questions whether Jan. 6 rioters are treated unfairly

Rejecting the recommendation of prosecutors, a federal judge sentenced a Jan. 6 rioter to probation on Friday and suggested that the Justice Department was being too hard on those who broke into the Capitol compared to the people arrested during anti-racism protests following George Floyd’s murder.U.S. District Court Judge Trevor McFadden questioned why federal prosecutors had not brought more cases against those accused in 2020 summertime prote…

Judge questions whether Jan. 6 rioters are treated unfairly

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo with the White House in the background, President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Washington. The Biden administration will have

Olympic swimmer who stormed Capitol pleads guilty to felony

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021 file photo, violent insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump scale the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol in Washington. In the nearly