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Capitol rioter photographed with Pelosi's podium on Jan. 6 sentenced to prison

A Florida man who bragged he "broke the internet" when he was photographed carrying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's podium during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was sentenced to 75 days in prison on Friday.

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A Florida man who bragged he "broke the internet" when he was photographed carrying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s podium during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was sentenced to 75 days in prison on Friday.

Highlights

  • Adam Johnson, a stay-at-home father of five boys, traveled to D.C.
  • in support of former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
  • Johnson will get credit for some time he’s already served, and will also pay a $5,000 fine.
  • Judge Reggie B. Walton: “We’re on a dangerous slide in America” He says Johnson made “a mockery” of the events by grabbing Pelosi’s lectern during the Jan.
  • 6 attack on the U.S.
  • Capitol.