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    WASHINGTON — A former Boston police K-9 officer who helped in the response to the Boston Marathon bombing was sentenced Friday to 20 months in prison for attacking a Capitol Police officer with a chair during the Jan. 6 riot. Joseph Fisher of Plymouth, Massachusetts, was sentenced after a court hearing in which he called his actions that day "an abomination." Fisher, 52, said he wanted to offer a heartfelt apology to the officer he assaulted, to the people of Washington, D.C., and to the...

  • 'Are you crazy?' Lifelong Republican assaulted by MAGA rioters slams Jan. 6 defenders

    A lifelong Republican who was attacked by Donald Trump supporters at the Jan. 6 insurrection doesn't understand how other members of his party can justify the U.S. Capitol riot.Prince George’s County Cpl. Scott Ainsworth testified at the trial of Jesse James Rumson, the so-called "Sedition Panda," about his violent assault by Trump supporters trying to stop the certification of President Joe Biden's election win, and he told the court that he still hasn't come to grips with being attacked by his...

  • Jan. 6 rioter calls Trump-appointed judge ex-president's 'worst mistake' after sentencing

    A convicted Capitol rioter sounded off against the Trump-appointed judge who sentenced him to 12 years in federal prison. "You're Trump's worst mistake of 2016," Christopher Quaglin lobbed at Judge Trevor McFadden after the lengthy penalty was imposed.McFadden was appointed by former President Donald Trump in 2017.The convicted 38-year-old also blamed the characterization of Jan. 6, 2021, as an insurrection.“If I wanted to bring an insurrection, I would have brought a long gun,” he said.Quaglin...