Guilty plea avoids jail for Capitol Hill Jan 6 riot

Anna Morgan-Lloyd, 49, of Indiana, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for trespassing during the Capitol riot and was given probation and a $500 fine,  on Wednesday, June 23  making her the first of about 500 Jan. 6 defendants to be sentenced. But Judge Royce Lamberth called Republicans’ claims of election fraud that fomented the assault a “disgrace,” adding, “I don’t know what planet they were on.”

Meanwhile, a Republican-dominated Michigan state Senate committee reported that people pushing “demonstrably false” claims that former President Donald Trump had won the 2020 election were seeking “their own personal gain.”  reports The Washington Post.