A former West Virginia lawmaker who livestreamed himself on Facebook storming the U.S. Capitol and cheering on what he described as a “revolution” was sentenced Wednesday to three months in prison. I’ve let down myself, I’ve let down my community and most importantly I’ve let down my family,” Evans told the judge. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth told Evans the time behind bars was necessary to reflect the seriousness of Evans’ actions and to help prevent something like the riot from happening again. In the days leading up to the riot, Evans told his 30,000 Facebook followers to “Fight For Trump” in the nation’s capital, according to court documents. Kathryn Fifield told the judge, noting that at one point Evans speculated that Trump would “pardon anybody who gets arrested” for going in the Capitol.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 23, 2022 02:12 UTC