Far-right influencer Baked Alaska gets jail time for role in Jan. 6 riots
Washington DC - Anthime Gionet, a far-right internet influencer that goes by the moniker Baked Alaska, was sentenced to prison time for his role in the January 6 Capitol attacks.
Gionet went before District Judge Trevor McFadden on Tuesday to receive his sentencing for the case that has gone on for two years.
"You livestreamed your criminal conduct to thousands of followers hoping they would pay you for your actions," Judge McFadden told Gionet during the hearing, according to CNN.
"You were promoting and celebrating what was a national tragedy," he added.
As Donald Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building on January 6, 2021, in an attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential elections, Gionet was there livestreaming for his many followers.
"We need to get our boy, Donald J. Trump, into office," he reportedly stated in a video.
Court documents also share how he told fellow rioters, "Come in, let's go, come on in, make yourself at home."
Gionet was given a sentence of two months in prison, a $2,000 fine, and another $500 in restitution for damages.
Baked Alaska reacts to his sentencing
The far-right personality has commented on the case in several Twitter posts, but it's unclear if he has any remorse for his actions, saying only, "I've learned a lot since then and grown to be a better person."
"I can't believe i'm going to jail for an nft salesman," he said in a Twitter post from December, referencing former president Donald Trump, who has been a big influence on Gionet's far-right rhetoric.
In another post, he revealed that since he was arrested and put on trial for his role in the riots, he has been put "on the Quad S list every time I fly."
"Basically I'm treated like a domestic terrorist for a non-violent misdemeanor crime and the entire plane has to be swabbed down for explosives every flight."
Baked Alaska doesn't seem too bothered by his sentence, as he reacted by sharing on Tuesday, "60 days jail. I will make it thru. God is bigger than all of this."
Some on social media have argued that Anthime Gionet's 60-day sentence isn't nearly enough punishment to fit the crime of participating in an insurrection.
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