Sean Hannity calls sentences of convicted January 6 rioters “excessive”

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Sean Hannity calls sentences of convicted January 6 rioters "excessive"

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From the December 5, 2024, edition of Premiere Radio Networks' The Sean Hannity Show

SEAN HANNITY (HOST): John Solomon points out newly revealed emails show House Democrats rewarded the Capitol police officer who shot and killed that unarmed January 6 protester. You remember the name, Ashley Babbitt. House Democrats pressured the U.S. Capitol Police to provide special financial assistance, even a promotion to the officer who fatally shot Ashley Babbitt. A lot's going to come up -- Donald Trump, he has said those people that did not commit acts of violence on January 6, is he's going to pardon them. 

Why were they sentenced to 5 years in jail? Doesn't it seem, like, a little excessive?