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Richard Barnett was photographed with his feet up on a desk in Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office during the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. He also took an envelope from her office.
Prosecutors have asked for more than seven years -- which the defense argues would be tantamount to a life sentence given Barnett's age and health.
Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to sentence an Arkansas man to 7 years and 3 months in prison for his role in the riots at the U.S. Capitol that interrupted the counting of electoral votes on Jan. 6, 2021.
Richard Barnett faces charges over the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in 2021.
Richard "Bigo" Barnett testified Thursday that the Hike 'n Strike Walking Staff stun gun that he took into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, wasn't operable, possibly because he had dropped it in his hotel shower the night before.