Jan. 6 rioter who brought Confederate flag to Capitol gets 3 years in prison
A federal judge called his conduct "outrageous" and "especially shocking" in handing down the sentence.
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Robert Legare is a CBS News multiplatform reporter and producer covering the Justice Department, federal courts and investigations. He has covered Justice Department policies and law enforcement initiatives, several special counsel investigations and the sprawling probe into the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. After graduating from the College of the Holy Cross, he worked as an associate producer for the "CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell."
A federal judge called his conduct "outrageous" and "especially shocking" in handing down the sentence.
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