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Capitol Hill Riot January 2021 Tag

Brandon Straka, the New York City hairdresser, and former liberal turned Trump supporter, has been sentenced to three months of home confinement and three years probation for his role in the January 6th riot. Straka became a media sensation following the 2016 election when he posted a video to social media explaining his political conversion. He turned it into a national movement called the #WalkAway campaign.

Last week, we noted that Democrat lawyer Marc Elias has threatened to use January 6th to disqualify Republicans from running in 2022. As if by magic, a group is doing that to North Carolina Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn. The challenge was filed by 11 people, but has the backing of a national organization dedicated to campaign finance reform.

At sentencing, Judge Lamberth reportedly said of Chansley, “He made himself the image of the riot, didn't he? For good or bad, he made himself the very image of this whole event.” But media coverage should have had nothing to do with the sentencing....