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Tom Dreisbach

A judge unleashed a tirade on a prominent Jan. 6 defendant for his post-plea comments

Federal judge Dabney Friedrich castigated Capitol riot defendant Brandon Straka for making, in her view, "questionable" comments about his case in public since his sentencing. (John Minchillo/AP)

A federal judge reprimanded a prominent pro-Trump social media personality and Jan. 6 Capitol riot defendant for making "questionable" comments in the media about his plea agreement and cooperation with law enforcement. Those comments, U.S. District Court Judge Dabney Friedrich said, were "inconsistent" with what he previously told the court.

"He's losing more and more credibility by the moment," Friedrich said at the hearing, which was held via teleconference.

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