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Texas man convicted on all counts in first trial of Capitol Hill rioters

Pro-Trump protesters storm into the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., on January 6, 2021. © Shannon Stapleton, Reuters

A Texas man was convicted on all counts Tuesday stemming from his role in the January 6 Capitol riot, including obstruction of justice for telling his teenage children not to speak to investigators. The obstruction charge alone carries a possible sentence of 20 years.

A Texas man was convicted on Tuesday of storming the U.S. Capitol with a holstered handgun, a milestone victory for federal prosecutors in the first trial among hundreds of cases arising from last year’s riot.

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