'You’ve disgraced this country': Judge rips Capitol riot defendant

Pro-Trump protesters gather in front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C. | Brent Stirton/Getty Images

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A federal judge tore into a low-level defendant in the Capitol Riot Friday, moments after the man entered a guilty plea to a misdemeanor charge stemming from the Jan. 6 unrest.

“You’ve disgraced this country in the eyes of the world and my inclination would be to lock you up, but since the government isn’t asking me to do that … I won’t,” U.S. District Court Judge Reggie Walton shouted at Fort Pierce, Fla., resident Anthony Mariotto during a video hearing. “I find it outrageous

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