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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sravasti Dasgupta

Capitol rioter who said she wanted to kill Nancy Pelosi jailed for 60 days

AP

A Capitol rioter who said she wanted to kill Nancy Pelosi has been sentenced to 60 days in jail by a court.

At the hearing on Thursday on Dawn Bancroft’s case, district judge Emmet Sullivan said: “Those comments, Mrs Bancroft, are not acceptable in a democratic society.”

“I feel bad for you, I feel bad for you that you made these comments.”

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