A man who breached the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 was sentenced on Monday to 45 days in jail despite prosecutors recommending he receive no jail time. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan diverged from the prosecutorial recommendation for Matthew Mazzocco because she felt he only showed remorse when it became clear he could face jail time. “The country is watching to see what the consequences are for something that has not ever happened in the history of this country before, for actions and crimes that threaten to undermine the rule of law and our democracy,” Chutkan said, according to BuzzFeed. According to court documents, Mazzocco went inside the Capitol when crowds streamed inside and interrupted a joint session of Congress that was convened to certify electoral votes. Mazzocco took to Facebook to post pictures outside the building. “The capital is ours!” he wrote in one, according to an FBI affidavit. In …
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