Proud Boys leader Joe Biggs sentenced to 17 years for Capitol riot
Assertions
- Congress is connected to politics because Trump paused Russia sanctions it had passed
- far-right is connected to politics because Rayner said its marches should not be allowed
- protest is connected to politics because a student-led movement unseated Serbia's veteran ruler
- courts is connected to US because a judge halted the DOJ pressure campaign on election officials
- January 6 is connected to Congress because the Capitol was stormed as it certified the vote
- January 6 is connected to courts because an accused pipe bomber said the pardon covered him
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