'Chaos agent': Jan. 6 defendant with 'claimed left-wing ties' gets 6 years in prison


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Raw Story— John Sullivan, a convicted rioter in the January 6 Capitol attack, has been sentenced to six years in prison, reported Politico's Kyle Cheney on Friday.U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth cited Sullivan as a "chaos agent" at sentencing, saying that he was acting not out of support for former President Donald Trump, as most of the rioters were, but simply for the sake of causing social disruption and violence.A Utah-based man who describes himself as a "political activist," Sullivan was convicted...

The Independent—‘Chaos agent’ Jan 6 rioter who captured Babbitt shooting sentenced to six years. Federal prosecutors say Utah man encouraged supporters of former president to storm the Capitol and use violence

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