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First Capitol Rioter to Face Trial Sentenced to 7 Years

  • #Crime
  • #Verdicts & sentences
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AUG 2022
Image copyright: AP [via Fox News]
story last updated AUG 2022

The Spin

Left narrative

Reffitt, like other Jan. 6 rioters, is facing the consequences of his own actions. He's lucky that the judge decided not to tack on domestic terrorism charges, even though his actions were deeply unpatriotic and threatened the foundations of American democracy.

CNN

Pro-Trump narrative

It's absurd to persecute those who participated in the Jan. 6 protests with such ferocity and jail a man for 7 years who didn't even enter the Capitol. The Democrats are the real anti-Americans, demonizing citizens who were simply exercising their democratic rights as "domestic terrorists."

FOX News

Political split

LEFT

RIGHT

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CNNJUL 2022
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