Ryan J. Reilly is a justice reporter for NBC News.
WASHINGTON — The federal judge overseeing presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's Jan. 6 criminal case on Thursday sentenced a Capitol rioter who assaulted police officers to more than 4.5 years in prison.
Federal prosecutors had argued for six years behind bars for Mastanduno, saying he 'participated in some of the worst violence inflicted upon law enforcement officers at the Lower West Terrace Tunnel during the assault on the United States Capitol.' One officer Mastanduno assaulted called Jan. 6 'horrific' and 'life-changing,' saying the memories left him having trouble sleeping and difficulty trusting others. He considers Jan.
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