Article 67PCV Far-right influencer known as ‘Baked Alaska’ sentenced over Capitol attack

Far-right influencer known as ‘Baked Alaska’ sentenced over Capitol attack

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Anthime Gionet, 35, given two months in prison after live-streaming his participation in deadly January 6 riot

Anthime Gionet, a far-right social media personality known to followers as Baked Alaska, was sentenced on Tuesday to two months in prison for his participation in the US Capitol attack - participation he live-streamed.

In court in Washington DC, the US district judge Trevor McFadden told Gionet, 35: You did everything you could to publicise your misconduct. You were there encouraging and participating fully in what was going on."

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