The court sentenced the most famous participant in the storming of the Capitol

Jacob Chensley sentenced to 41 months in prison for participating in the US Capitol riot, reports CNN.

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Jacob Chansley, aka QAnon Shaman, was sentenced to 41 months in prison for participating in the US Capitol riot.

The Justice Department has demanded that Chansley receive a harsh sentence to set an example for the January 6 riot participants.

The prosecutor's office is positioning Chansley as a symbol of the barbarian crowd.

Since then, Chansley has been known as QAnon Shaman.

A popular figure in the marginal online movement and thanks to widespread photographs of him wearing paint on his face and headdress in the Senate Hall.

Judge Royce Lambert has held Chansley in prison since his arrest, despite his numerous attempts to free himself.

Other judges are likely to view Lambert's verdict as a possible landmark, as Chansley is one of the first felony indictments among more than 660 Capitol riot cases.

Photos of Chansley in the Capitol went viral due to his quirky appearance as he led others through the Capitol by shouting into a megaphone.

As one of the first 30 rioters inside the building, he made his way to the Senate dais, which had been hastily vacated earlier by then-Vice President Mike Pence, and left a note that said: “It’s just a matter of time. Justice is coming! according to his plea documents.

Chansley also carried an American flag with spears, which prosecutors described as a weapon.

Lambert asked only a few questions about whether Chansley left a note for Pence and whether he knew about other threats to Pence's life from the mob and what he did that day.

“He made himself out to be a rebel, didn’t he? Lambert told defense attorney Chansley. “For better or worse, he created the very image of this whole event.”

Attorney Kimberly Pascall used several videos to capture Chansley's entrance to the Capitol Building and Senate Hall.

He shouted with the crowd: “That is not peaceful.”

Paschall described his role as the crowd's "standard bearer" as "chaos" and "horror".

Before Jan. 6, Chansley "posted scathing messages on social media, urging his thousands of followers to expose corrupt politicians, identify traitors in government, stop their plans, stop the theft and end the deep state," Paschall said. “It was a call to battle.”

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After the riots and arrest, Chansley asked for a pardon from then President Donald Trump.

He also went on a hunger strike to try to obtain organic food while in custody and spoke to 60 Minutes from Jail without permission.

In September, Chansley pleaded guilty to the felony of obstructing Congress's certification of the 2020 vote.

Spoke for over half an hour

For over 30 minutes, Chansley spoke with Lambert about the impact the prison had on him and the guilt he felt for breaking the law.

He said he did the wrong thing by entering the Capitol on Jan. 6 and that he is not a rioter or domestic terrorist, but rather "a good man who broke the law."

His wide-ranging speech caught the judge's attention as Chansley quoted Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and "The Shawshank Redemption" and described wanting to live his life like Jesus Christ and Gandhi.

“The hardest thing about this is to understand that I am to blame. To look in the mirror and realize that you really messed up. A lot,” Chansley said.

“I was in solitary confinement because of my mistake. Because of my decision. “I broke the law... I have to do what Gandhi would have done and take responsibility,” he said. “There are no ifs, ands or buts about this, this is what people of honor do.”

He promised that he would never go to jail again.

"I think your speech is the greatest I've heard in 34 years," Lambert told Chansley, calling his speech "like something Martin Luther King would say."

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But, Lambert added, “what you did here was every bit as terrible as you describe and now admit,” and he could not have rendered a more lenient verdict.

After the hearing, Chansley's attorney, Albert Watkins, said Chansley is "ready to be held accountable."

Chansley will be credited with the time he has already served in jail.

He will also have to pay $ 2000 for damage to the Capitol building during the riots, and will be under surveillance for another three years after his prison term.

As ForumDaily wrote earlier:

• As follows from the minutes of the court, Chansley told investigators that he arrived at the Capitol "at the request of the President, to have all the 'patriots' come to DC on January 6th. "
• Supporters of the QAnon theory believe that Donald Trump will save the world, and that COVID-19 does not exist. They are also convinced that the world is ruled by pedophile Satanists.
• Hundreds of QAnon conspiracy theorists awaited the arrival of President Donald Trump and John F. Kennedy Jr.which they expected to announce their intention to occupy the White House in the next election.
• Tramp admitted defeat and condemned the assault Capitol.
• Experts describe what happened in Washington as domestic terrorism... At the same time, they emphasize the effectiveness of Russian disinformation campaigns.
• The storming of the Capitol on January 6 was planned in advance: Extreme right-wing forums have discussed ways to storm a building to thwart the certification of an election.

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