Extremist “Baked Alaska” Gets 60 Days On J6 Charges

Politico reports:

A federal judge sentenced pro-Trump livestreamer Anthime “Baked Alaska” Gionet on Tuesday to 60 days in prison for his actions at the Capitol on Jan. 6, calling his raucous conduct “shocking” amid the chaos of the mob.

U.S. District Court Judge Trevor McFadden, a President Donald Trump appointee, said Gionet made a “mockery of democracy,” live streaming while he marauded through the Capitol, swore at Capitol Police officers trying to force him to leave and entered the private offices of two senators.

The 60-day jail term is relatively steep for the hundreds of misdemeanor defendants who have faced sentencing for their conduct at the Capitol. But McFadden agreed with prosecutors that Gionet’s conduct stood out among other rioters for its brazenness.

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When Trump backed McCarthy for Speaker, Gionet lamented, “I can’t believe I’m going to jail for this guy.”

Gionet appeared on JMG in June 2021 when he live-streamed himself ridiculing victims at Orlando’s Pulse memorial.

He also appeared here in March 2021 when he petitioned federal prosecutors to remove his ankle monitor because “I’m a Christian.”

As I’ve previously reported, Gionet is among the most notorious of the accused rioters.

He first gained social media fame for a widely-copied stunt in which he “forced” Starbucks employees to call out Trump’s name.

Gionet makes his living by live-streaming himself harassing and pepper-spraying passersby, during which his audience eggs him on and tips him in the live-stream’s chat function.