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Police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and public servants who fled the mob's attack told a judge on Wednesday that they are still haunted by what they endured, as the judge prepares to hand down sentences in a landmark Capitol riot case.
quote, to learn how to heal from january 6th. it s taken such a toll on me. as well as virginia brown, just a college student working as a senate assistant, seen here on the right, carrying the actual physical electoral ballots right before the attack. she said in court, quote, i constantly relive the memories of that day. i cannot measure how many hours of sleep i ve lost. prosecutors are asking the judge for what would be the longest sentence yet and all the january 6th cases. including 25 years for oath keepers founder, albert stewart rhodes the third, on the right, 21 years for prosecutors say that they, along with seven other oath keepers, played a, quote, central endemic role in the attack on american democracy. as a coconspirator recognized, these actions made these defendants traders. nbc news justice reporter, ryan riley, was in the courtroom today and he joins me now. ryan, great to have you. what was today s hearing, what was it like in there? yeah, to me, the thing that
A jury found Stewart Rhodes guilty of seditious conspiracy, and prosecutors said he "presents a current and unique danger to the community and to our democracy."