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Taylor Taranto Sentenced After January 6 Case Developments

10/31/2025

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Taylor Taranto was sentenced to time served after conviction for illegal weapons offenses and threats.
The sentence followed the Justice Department's withdrawal of a memo describing the January 6 attack.
Prosecutors Carlos Valdivia and Samuel White, who filed the memo, were suspended without explanation.
Taranto had already served 22 months in pretrial detention, a factor in granting time served.

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Story summary

Taylor Taranto was sentenced to time served after conviction for illegal weapons offenses and threats.
The sentence followed the Justice Department's withdrawal of a memo describing the January 6 attack.
Prosecutors Carlos Valdivia and Samuel White, who filed the memo, were suspended without explanation.
Taranto had already served 22 months in pretrial detention, a factor in granting time served.