The Arkansas man who became famous for propping his foot on a desk in then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection was sentenced this week to 54 months in prison. During the riot, Barnett entered Pelosi’s office and posed for a photo with his foot on a desk in the speaker’s office. In October, Pelosi recalled her initial reaction to learning about Barnett’s behavior in her office. “I thought, ‘You are a pathetic creature, Mister, if you think that you’re exerting your manhood by putting your feet on my desk,’” she said at the time. “I admit I was angry and I apologize for that.”Richard Barnett sits inside the office of then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi after he and other Donald Trump supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Source: Huffington Post May 25, 2023 02:45 UTC