Seefried offered an emotional apology and said he was deeply sorry for his actions on “a day that will forever represent a stain on the character of our country."
A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a Nazi sympathizer who served in the Army reserves to four years in prison for storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, saying his "racist and antisemitic motivation" for trying to halt the election certification process set his case apart from dozens of other rioters who have been charged.
The defendant’s “racist and antisemitic motivation” for trying to halt the election certification process set his case apart from dozens of other rioters, a judge said.