Were urging people to urge the president to act while he still has the power to do so.
Despite performing a valuable public service, Littlejohn received the harshest possible punishment.
Remarkably, this punishment is farmore severethan what wealthy Americans convicted of tax evasion typically face.
President Joe Biden (L). President-elect Donald Trump (R).Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images; Kyle Mazza/Anadolu/Getty Images
Many cases that involve tax evasion do not even lead to a criminal indictment.
Other cases have not resulted in jail time.
Even when there is a prison sentence for tax evasion, its often substantially shorter than Littlejohns.
His sentence for that massive fraud: 30 months, just one-half Littlejohns 60-month sentence.
Frankly, this contention is absurd.
Actually, Judge Reyes harsh sentencing poses a far greater threat to democracy than anything Littlejohn did.
The Orwellian logic Reyes invoked in her sentencing opinion should frighten all of us.
Notably, many of the rioters received sentencesshorterthan Littlejohns and shorter than prosecutors sought.
Littlejohn, who began his sentence on May 1, has alreadyspentample time locked up.
Kenny Stancil is a senior researcher at the Revolving Door Project.
