Trump State Department appointee sentenced to 70 months in prison for assaulting Capitol officers

Former State Department appointee Federico Klein, who worked on Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, has been sentenced to 70 months in prison for his role in the violent assault on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. Klein was found guilty of assaulting multiple police officers during the attack. The judge described his actions as shocking and egregious, stating that Klein had betrayed his office. Klein, an ex-US Marine with a security clearance, had access to sensitive information at the State Department. Prosecutors suggested that his motive for attacking the Capitol may have been to keep his job as a political appointee. Klein's attorney argued that his actions were part of a protest gone wrong and not a betrayal of his military and State Department service.