Jacob Chansley will also be on probation for three years once he's released.
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Multiple videos and pictures showed the defendant inside and outside the Capitol building, yelling at officers and leading a mob down the halls of the Capitol. He made his way into the Senate chamber, where he scrawled, "It's Only A Matter of Time. Justice Is Coming," on paper covering the desk where Vice President Mike Pence had been presiding over the Senate just minutes before, investigators said.
Chansley appeared in court Wednesday sporting a beard and wearing a green prison jumpsuit. In his lengthy address to the court, in which he referenced Jesus, Gandhi and the movie "The Shawshank Redemption," Chansley expressed remorse for his actions, saying he "would do everything differently."
"I was wrong for entering the Capitol. I have no excuse," he told Lamberth. "The behavior is indefensible."
Chansley asked the judge to sentence him to a time-served prison penalty, meaning he would get full credit for the time he has already spent behind bars.
"I am in no way shape or form a dangerous criminal. I am not a violent man. I am not an insurrectionist. I am certainly not a domestic terrorist," Chansley said. "I am nothing like these criminals that I have been incarcerated with."
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Jacob Chansley speaks in court during his sentencing hearing in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, November 17, 2021.
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At the sentencing hearing, prosecutors showed the court profanity-laced videos of Chansley's participation in the riot and specifically addressed the letter he left on Pence's desk inside the Senate chamber.
"Those words hit differently knowing he is not across the country," Assistant U.S. Attorney Kimberly Paschall said. "[Chansley] is feet away from the object of his contempt, his hatred … This note is a threat."
Characterizing the defendant as the "flagbearer of the January 6 Capitol riot events," Paschall asked Lamberth to send a message to other rioters through his sentencing of Chansley.
"Don't think the justice system will sit idly by when you attempt to end that peaceful transfer of power," she said.