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The Guardian - US
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José Olivares

US Capitol rioter sentenced to life in prison for plot to attack FBI office

large group of people holding American flags and signs in support of Trump stand outside capitol building
A group storms the US Capitol following a rally with Donald Trump on 6 January 2021 in Washington DC. Photograph: Samuel Corum/Getty Images

A US military veteran, previously pardoned by Donald Trump for his role in the 6 January 2021 attack on the US Capitol, was sentenced to life in prison this week for plotting to attack an FBI office and assassinate other law enforcement officers.

Edward Kelley, 36, was found guilty last November of trying to attack officers who investigated him over his actions at the US Capitol in Washington DC when pro-Trump supporters tried stormed the building in hopes, ultimately in vain, of stopping the certification of Joe Biden’s presidential victory over Trump in the 2020 election.

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