A federal judge will sentence five defendants in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot this week to what could be decades in prison after they were convicted for their role in organizing the riot in the aftermath of the 2020 election.
The defendants, all leaders of the radical right-wing group Proud Boys, sat together in a Washington, D.C., courtroom Tuesday, clad in orange jumpsuits, as they listened to U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly weigh sentencing guidelines and whether to apply “terrorist enhancements” in his calculation.
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Prosecutors are seeking prison sentences that, if granted, would surpass the longest sentence of the roughly 600 handed out so far. Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes holds the current record after receiving 18 years in May.
Four of the five defendants were found guilty in May of…
