A Washington federal appeals court heard its final argument in an appeal by a Jan. 6 Capitol rioter before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.
The three-judge panel for the US Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Monday appeared likely to uphold convictions for an Ohio man facing nearly five years in prison for assaulting or resisting officers at the riot during the certification of the 2020 presidential election.
Kenneth Thomas, also known as “Pi Anon” online, argued his appeal ahead of Trump’s swearing-in on Jan. 20. Trump, whose claims of election fraud helped spur the Capitol riot four years ...
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