Tomorrow marks one year since hundreds of people stormed the U.S. Capitol as Congressional leaders attempted to certify the results of the presidential election. Here's where the charges and investigation stand, based on CBS News reporting and analysis.
Prosecutors say they have extended plea offers to dozens of other defendants who have been charged, and some plea hearings have already been set into the new year.
Judges have blamed a combination of the unprecedented amount of evidence presented by prosecutors and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic for the delayed trial dates.To date, at least 70 defendants have been sentenced for their admitted roles in the January 6 riot. The sentences range from as little as two months of probation for nonviolently entering the Capitol to more than five years in prison for assaulting officers.
Robert Scott Palmer, a Florida man who admitted he assaulted officers with a wooden plank and a fire extinguisher, wasAs part of his plea agreement, Palmer acknowledged throwing"a wooden plank at U.S. Capitol Police and Metropolitan Department officers protecting the Lower West Terrace entrance" of the Capitol.
"Trump supporters were lied to by those that at the time had great power meaning the sitting President," his letter to Judge Tanya Chutkan read in part,"They kept spitting out the false narrative about a stolen election and how it was 'our duty' to stand up to tyranny."
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