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A federal appeals court found Friday that some Jan. 6 defendants’ sentences were wrongly lengthened when judges determined they interfered “with the administration of justice.” The Department of Justice (DOJ) argued that defendants who interfered with Congress’ certification of the 2020 presidential election should face a sentencing enhancement intended for those who disrupt legal proceedings, but a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with defendant Larry Brock on Friday. Brock was given a two-year prison sentence for interfering with an official proceeding. Read: “We …

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