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Militia group member sentenced to 5 years in prison for Capitol riot plot

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Dan Edwin Wilson planned with others to attack the Capitol and stop the peaceful transfer of presidential power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden , prosecutors say.

Wilson told a judge that he regrets entering the Capitol that day but "got involved with good intentions" Prosecutors recommended a five-year prison sentence for Wilson , who pleaded guilty in May to conspiring to impede or injure police officers.

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