Of course CNN leaves a key point out of the article: Shroyer had previously gotten probabtion for a protest way before all the Jan 6th mess. Part of his punishment for that was he was not allowed at all on capitol grounds - so that played a role in the charges/sentencing as well.
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So he won't learn anything from this.
If he learned anything from anything he wouldn't be a right wing extremist.
This was a ploy for free press and cred for "being there" with fellow traitors
Shroyer had a megaphone with him and led chants among the rioters.
I don't think the "press" typically shows up to insurrections bearing megaphones.
Of course, why else would he want to cosplay in court as Amish.
CNN was sabotaged with a change in leadership. I used to view them as a somewhat trustworthy left leaning source, now I view them as right wing propaganda
Woah idk if I'd go that far. Maybe more like if both sides were actually the same what right-leaning trusty sources would be like.
If you listened to his testimony for the Alex Jones trial, you would also know that he is not a smart man.
a right-wing conspiracy theorist and InfoWars host
I mean, that pretty much says it all.
Not pretty much. Does lol
The beard without the mustache was the dead giveaway he isn’t a smart man from miles away.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xSJphsEuJ2g&pp=ygUXT3dlbiBzaHJveWVyIGRlcG9zaXRpb24%3D
The whole channel for the law firm is gold!
Nice. I hadn't seen it live, I listened to it on Knowledge Fight.
I mean that goes without saying. He is a conservative.
Shroyer interrupted a Congressional hearing I think in 2018 or 2019, I'm fuzzy on the details but I believe it was part of Trump's impeachment. When he refuses to stop disrupting he was arrested. He entered into a non prosecution agreement with prosecutors where he agreed to do 30ish hours of community service and to stay off capital grounds for some period of time. He did zero of his required hours of community service. Then went on capital grounds, which he agreed not to do, for January 6. This is basically why he's fucked even though he didn't trespass on J6,, he violated his own nonprosecution agreement, which he voluntarily entered into. He's a fucking moron.
Meanwhile Alex Jones is spinning this as the government trying to silence Infowars. All of my information is courtesy of the Knowledge Fight podcast.
Should be 60 years.
oh come on, give him 6 months at least. I would prefer more.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Owen Shroyer, a right-wing conspiracy theorist and InfoWars host, was sentenced to 60 days in jail on Tuesday for his involvement in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.
Shroyer pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of entering and remaining on restricted grounds in June 2023.
According to court documents, Shroyer “spread election disinformation” in the months leading up to the Capitol attack.
On January 6, Shroyer attended former President Donald Trump’s speech at the Ellipse and made his way to the Capitol with other rioters, according to prosecutors.
Kelly said many factors went into his sentencing decision, including that Shroyer “played a role in amping up crowds.”
Shroyer had previously asked the judge to drop the four misdemeanor charges he was facing for his activity in the Capitol attack.
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Punchable face.
He sounds like a tool and a dunce and his looks match.