WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida business owner Robert Palmer cheered on the violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 before he joined the fray. Screaming obscenities, he hurled a wooden plank and a fire extinguisher at police officers trying to ward off the mob.
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- The Justice Department has undertaken the largest investigation in its history with the probe into rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6.
- The Justice Department has undertaken the largest investigation in its history with the probe into rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6.
- (AP Photo/Jon ElswickWASHINGTON (AP) — Florida business owner Robert Palmer cheered on the violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 before he joined the fray.
- Nearly a year later, Palmer fought back tears when he faced the federal judge who sentenced him to more than five years in prison.
- In contrast, all four rioters sentenced by Chief Judge Beryl Howell received three months of home detention after prosecutors recommended jail terms.