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Transcripts for MSNBC Way Too Early With Jonathan Lemire 20240604 09:15:00

The capitol steps will now serve more than four years in federal prison. a man named pretty stager was sentenced yesterday. he claims he thought the officer was a member of antifa. you can see the footage here. prosecutors ask that he get six years in prison citing stagers, quote chilling motivation and brutality of the assault. we can see him whacking away with a flagpole. the judge lowered the sentence citing stager s quote, horrible upbringing. more than 300 have been sentenced to serve time in prison. elsewhere, the department of justice is suing the state of texas after governor greg abbott refused to remove a 1,000-foot long buoy during, dividing the rio grande between the united states and mexico. nbc news correspondent priscilla thompson is in eagle pass, texas, with the latest. reporter: a battle over

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