Ryan J. Reilly is a justice reporter for NBC News.
WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors will try to persuade a federal judge Friday to sentence a Donald Trump supporter who stood in front of a gallows and spoke of his desire to hang Democratic politicians before he assaulted numerous police officers during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol to more than 21 years in federal prison.
Before he assaulted officers, Dempsey stood in front of a gallows that had been set up near the Capitol, which included a sign that said 'this is art.' Dempsey, known to online sleuths as #FlagGaiterCopHater because of his American flag face covering and his assaults on officers, indicated he thought the gallows should be used to hang politicians he dubbed 'worthless cretins' in video cited by prosecutors.
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