holidays to you and susan. you, too. thank you so much, jonathan. take care. thank you, rachel. a violent attempt to stop the peaceful transfer or transition of power. that s a judge described insurrection at the capitol on january 6th while sentencing a member of the trump mob. the longest sentence so far for any defendant in the capitol investigation. on january 6th palmer hurled a fire extinguisher, a plank and a long pole at police officers. palmer requested a sentence of just 24 months reasoning that was fair because the architects of january 6th haven t been punished. judge tonia dismissed that argument telling the court, quote, it s true that the people who exhorted you and encouraged you and rallied you to go take action and to fight have not been charged. you engaged with combat with
january 6th. the longest sentence so far for any defendant in the capitol investigation. on january 6th palmer hurled a fire extinguisher, a plank and a long pole at police officers. palmer requested a sentence of just 24 months reasoning that was fair because the architects of january 6th haven t been punished. judge tonia dismissed that argument telling the court, quote, it s true that the people who exhorted you and encouraged you and rallied you to go take action and to fight have not been charged. you engaged with combat with those law enforcement officers. that s what you re being punished for. you have a point. maybe the people who planned january 6th haven t been charged, but that s not a reason for you to get a lower sentence. two things can be true.
robert scott palmer shouldn t get off easily just because trump hasn t been punished, but he also has a point. trump should be punished. at least 700 defendants have been charged so far for their role in the insurrection. more than 130 of those defendants have been charged with assaulting police. three defendants have received their sentences including palmer. but trump himself hasn t been punished for inciting the insurrection and neither have members of his administration. yet. that s where the january 6th select committee comes in. the committee has interviewed at least 300 witnesses and subpoenaed more than 40 people in connection with the capitol attack trying to get to the bottom of who knew what and when they knew it. and we ve seen what happens when trump lackeys don t comply with the committee s requests. we re looking at you, steve bannon and mark meadows, and your criminal contempt referrals. because you can t punish the