US Capitol rioter who carried weapon loaded with hollow-point bullets pleads guilty

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Marshall Cohen
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Tucker often claims "not a single" J6 rioter had a gun. But that's 100% false. Total lie. And there's no reason for it: He could truthfully say "almost no one" had a gun. Instead, he lies. Some rioters had guns, including one who pleaded guilty TODAY --> https://cnn.com/2022/06/17/politics/mark-mazza-capitol-riot/index.html…


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11:11 AM · Jun 17, 2022

https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/17/politics/mark-mazza-capitol-riot/index.html

(CNN)A January 6, 2021, rioter pleaded guilty Friday to carrying a loaded firearm on US Capitol grounds and assaulting police officers with one of their own batons during the insurrection.

Mark Mazza, who told federal investigators he regretted not seeing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi during the riot and that they would "be here for another reason" if he had, faces a maximum of 20 years for assaulting officers with a dangerous weapon.

According to the plea agreement, Mazza, 57, carried a revolver loaded with shotgun and hollow-point rounds in a holster under his shirt during the "Stop the Steal" rally and on Capitol grounds that day.

Republican lawmakers and conservative allies have often falsely claimed that no weapons were brought to the Capitol to argue the attack was not the violent insurrection that it was.

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