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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrew Feinberg

Pro-Trump social media influencer Brandon Straka sentenced to home confinement for his part in Capitol riot

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A pro-Trump social media influencer who stormed the Capitol and encouraged rioters to strip a police officer of his riot shield will spend the next three months on home confinement and three years on probation after a federal judge passed sentence on him Monday.

Judge Dabney Friedrich imposed the home confinement and probation sentence on Brandon Straka – along with a $5,000 fine — after prosecutors asked her to sentence him to four months of house arrest.

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