Prosecutor made 'striking' statements during MAGA rioter sentencing: reporter

CBS News reporter Scott MacFarlane on Wednesday noticed that a federal prosecutor made what he called "striking" remarks at the resentencing hearing for convicted Capitol rioter Thomas Robertson.

Specifically, MacFarlane said that the prosecutor made an urgent plea to not drastically cut Robertson's original sentence, which totaled seven years in prison, because of the need to set deterrence for the upcoming presidential election.

"The need for deterrence is at an all-time high," the prosecutor said...