The storm on the US Capitol in January ended in chaos. Donald Trump’s role is also being investigated. Now a follower has been convicted.
Washington DC – In the US, the harshest sentence to date has been imposed on a supporter of former President Donald Trump. Scott Palmer was sentenced to five years in prison. Among other things, he was involved in the storming of the US Capitol earlier this year. Video footage showed Palmer throwing a fire extinguisher and boards at a police officer.
Compared to other protesters, Palmer hadn’t made it into the Capitol building. Police officers had previously stopped the 54-year-old with pepper spray, among other things.
Storming the US Capitol: Scott Palmer sentenced to five years in prison
Palmer had filed a motion in court regarding attenuating circumstances. It said that he had a difficult childhood. Part of that was a handwritten apology. Judge Tanya Chutkan was not impressed by this. In the letter, Palmer had asserted that Donald Trump had led him to storm the US Capitol.
Palmer’s file is one of more than 700 cases in which individuals have been charged in connection with the attack on the Capitol. The charges differ massively.
Group chats recently emerged that shed new light on Donald Trump’s role in the storming of the Capitol. Among other things, a committee of inquiry is concerned with this. (tu / AFP)
