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2025-04-16 21:39:01 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 1B228DDB8C841D8000504DB0C0BD305ADEF8DB894865997D9A315A5C635DF94D
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Original Note:
Yes, the Jan. 6 insurrectionists were afforded due process (formal charges, trials, and pleas/convictions before they were punished). 1583 individuals were charged and arrested. By 2025-01-06, 1270 of those individuals had already been convicted by guilty plea or trial. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-high-water-mark-of-the-jan.-6-prosecutions https://www.britannica.com/topic/due-process
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