Judge in Jan. 6 Case ‘Shocked’ Public Figures Call Imprisoned Defendants ‘Hostages’

A federal judge, who has presided over several cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol, has rebuked the characterization of those convicted as “hostages.” U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth of the District of Columbia made the remarks during the resentencing of Jan. 6 defendant James Little, which was filed on Thursday. Judge Lamberth took exception to Mr. Little referring to himself on social media as a “political prisoner” convicted “for a flipping misdemeanor.” The judge also condemned statements by public figures who have described those convicted over the breach as “hostages,” lamenting that such views have “gone mainstream.”...