First Trump supporter to breach the Capitol on Jan. 6 sentenced to over 4 years in prison

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

80% : Trump has indicated his support for pardons and referred to Jan. 6 rioters as "hostages" and "unbelievable patriots."
58% : Prosecutors pointed to evidence showing that Sparks had proclaimed Trump would win decisively in the lead-up to the 2020 election.
51% : "Trump will win by a landslide.
33% : Many Jan. 6 defendants have said they expect Trump to win in November and free them from prison, including violent rioter David Dempsey, who was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison earlier this month.
17% : In the aftermath of Biden's win, Sparks -- like Trump himself -- had trouble grappling with his candidate's loss, and his rhetoric got increasingly heated as Jan. 6, 2021, approached.
15% : It won't even be close," Sparks wrote even as election results were still being gathered, predicting that Trump would secure 293 Electoral College votes (Trump got 232, losing to Joe Biden's 306).

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