Son of conservative activist and 1st rioter to invade Senate floor on Jan. 6 is sentenced

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Law & Crime

May 17th, 2024, 2:36 pm


Leo Brent Bozell IV of Pennsylvania, son of Brent Bozell, the conservative founder of the Media Research Center, CNSNews, and the Parents Television Counsel, was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison Friday for his raucous role in the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, amid throngs of Donald Trump supporters.

NBC News reported from the courthouse in Washington, D.C., that the defendant’s father was also in attendance Friday.

Prosecutors had originally asked for 12 years, a proposed sentence which also factored in a terrorism enhancement. As Law&Crime previously reported, Bozell was convicted before U.S. District Judge John D. Bates last fall on 10 counts, including felony obstruction of an official proceeding and aiding and abetting, destruction of government property and aiding and abetting, civil disorder, and assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers. He was also convicted on several misdemeanors including entering and remaining in a restricted building and grounds.

Bozell bashed open a Senate window, joined rioters who chased U.S. Capitol Police officer Eugene Goodman and made his way to the Speaker of the House’s office before plowing into congressional chambers, perching himself in a gallery and turning the view of CSPAN camera away from rioters marauding below him. His attorney argued that Bozell had simply “made a bad error in judgment” when he came to Washington, D.C.

Read more: https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/son-of-conservative-activist-and-1st-rioter-to-invade-senate-floor-on-jan-6-is-sentenced/

[RockRaven]

1. Weak.

[Grins]

3. Agree.

Once again a judge takes a sentencing recommendation and cuts it down to a slap.
From 12-years down to 8? Maybe. But 12 down to 3…?

I’ve read up on the Bozell family - all of them seditious, lying shits.

[onecaliberal]

2. Good thing he wasn't selling singles on the corner.

[republianmushroom]

4. Should of been longer

Leo welcome to Fed U and the Felon Club, may you enjoy the reaps of your labor for the rest of your life, Felon.

[OldBaldy1701E]

5. Oh! It was a 'bad error'!

Well then, let us show some compassion for this person and not make a bad error like he did. Lock his ass up for sedition and treason and throw away the key. If his father even sends his traitorous son a birthday card, haul him before the ethics committee and ask him why he is offering comfort to a traitor.

Like, under oath and on live television.

[riversedge]

6. "His attorney argued that Bozell had simply "made a bad error in judgment" when he came to Washington, D.C."....

His first error was worshiping Trump--the rest just followed.

[electric_blue68]

17. "bad judgement"?!!!....

Baaahahahahaaaaaaaa!

HAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA...

...uh, No.
"Enjoy" your hots & cots!


It should have been longer!
However if he was/is a extra privileged person - prison will not
be easy at all for him. Imho.

[duckworth969]

7. Needs to be a felon and...

carry that around for the rest of his life.

[The Grand Illuminist]

8. He'll be released in about 14 months tops.

Even with felonies, they get off scot free.

[Traurigkeit]

9. unless he trips

[JoseBalow]

11. He'll do every bit of 3 years

plus probably a couple of months, depending on if he qualifies for additional credit under a drug program while he's in. But generally speaking, federal rules allow for 54 days credit per year GCT "gain time" (Good Conduct Time.)

"Good Conduct" being the key words there. If he gets disciplinary action while he's in, they can and will take away his GCT credits as punishment.

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/02/11/2022-02876/good-conduct-time-credit-under-the-first-step-act

[NanaCat]

15. Not with a federal ticket

Federal pardon rules allow parole only after 80% of time served.

With a 45 month sentence, he'll have to stay in jail for 36 months (3 years) before he qualifies for parole.

[lastlib]

10. Another perpetraitor down,,,,

hundreds more to go! Sucks that they keep just getting their pinkies slapped--like they just stole a cookie or something. - - - -

[2naSalit]

12. Not long enough.

[markodochartaigh]

13. "...founder of the Media Research Center, CNSNews, and the Parents Television Counsel"

If I understand correctly you have to meet certain requirements to own a bar, to run a casino, probably to run a day care. Are there no requirements to run a media company? I understand that while Democrats would be hesitant to enforce the rules the Republicans would use the rules egregiously and for personal gain. But still, surely participating in a coup attempt must violate some standard. Right?

[NanaCat]

16. None of those are legitimate news organizations

They're circle jerk propaganda arms for the right wing. A secondary school newspaper has more credibility.

[NBachers]

14. I'm so tired of these lame - ass sentences. He'll get out and he'll be ready to cause more problems.

[NanaCat]

18. But he'll be in jail for the November election

And for the 2026, mid-terms, too.

It's not much of a silver lining, but it is there.

[SouthBayDem]

19. Daddy responds:

"I truly believe Judge John Bates is a fair judge, and a good man, but today's judgment against my son is a complete travesty. [...] This was a political prosecution because my son, Leo Brent Bozell IV carries his father's name, and his father is a known conservative leader who is supporting President Trump in 2024."

Bates was a GW Bush nominee to the federal court (his nomination was on September 4, 2001.)

His full comments are below:

Link to tweet

Can you believe this guy was the founder of the Parents Television Council, whose purpose was to "promote and restore responsibility and decency to the entertainment industry"?

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

24. Daddy needs to stop being a whiny snowflake

and be glad his douchebag son got a sentence almost 3/4 less than what the prosecution was seeking.

And for the “tens of millions” of Americans who believed the election was stolen without credible evidence to prove it, a big reason that they are brainwashed idiots is because of the right-wing propaganda endlessly pushed by assholes like Daddy Bozell.

Both Bozells can go eat a bag of shit as far as I am concerned.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

20. Somebody should have stopped at Leo Brent Bozell II.

or perhaps even earlier than that one.......

[Paladin]

21. Love it. Absolutely love it. (nt)

[Martin68]

22. No matter what they say, you know that has got to hurt.

[prodigitalson]

23. better than nothing and keeps him locked up through the election cycle, otherwise way too lenient

[Skittles]

25. gotta love the lawyer "bad error of judgement" excuse

THAT part was when they became conservative assholes in the first place

[oasis]

26. Bozo was just feeling his Cheerios

so we should cut him some slack?
Oh he'll no!

[Martin68]

27. This is bullshit! He trespassed and broke windows, opened doors to rioters - and then lied on the

stand until contradicted by video proof of his actions. He should have gotten the maximum sentence. If he hadn't lied under oath and taken responsibility for his crimes, I might have accepted a lighter sentence