Saying Threats 'Cannot Be Normalized,' Judge Sentences Would-Be Jan. 6 Attendee Who Targeted Pelosi to 28 Months
“It is not enough to say afterwards, ‘Oh, well, gee, I was joking.’ It’s the most tired and hollow excuse. And this sentence needs to clearly express that these sorts of statements cannot be shrugged off,” U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson said.