Jan. 6 rioter who crushed officer with shield sentenced to over 7 years in prison
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The Spin
Democratic narrative
Trump’s foot soldiers conducted a horrific attack on the Capitol, and Rodriguez caused grievous injury to Fanone. Rodriguez is a violent person who deserves the sentence handed down to him. He and his co-conspirators must pay for their crimes.
Pro-Trump narrative
Prosecutors are using lies about Jan. 6 to punish dissenters. Meanwhile, as the feds and their media allies find a cornucopia of issues to wrongfully blame on the protesters, including Rodriguez, they continue to ignore true crimes from that day, like the death of Ashli Babbitt – an unarmed Trump supporter shot by police.