Jan. 6 Cases and Political Tensions Highlighted in Recent Sentences and Pardons
Taylor Taranto, a pardoned Jan. 6 defendant involved in livestreaming a bomb threat near Obama's home, was sentenced to time served and three years of supervised release after his initial sentencing memo was withdrawn and prosecutors were placed on leave. The case involved controversy over descriptions of the Capitol riot and Taranto's activities post-Trump's social media post about Obama.