Two U.S. prosecutors put on leave after seeking 27 months in jail for Jan. 6 rioter (MSNBC, Oct 30, 2025)
Taylor Taranto brought illegal guns and ammunition to former President Barack Obama’s house in 2023.
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Taylor Taranto, who was arrested in June 2023 while he was livestreaming video near Obama’s house in Washington, D.C., was found guilty in May after a bench trial of possessing illegal guns. He was also convicted on false information and hoaxes charges related to a video he streamed claiming he was on a “one-way mission” to blow up the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
Investigators said they found two guns, a machete and hundreds of rounds of ammunition in Taranto’s van when he was arrested.
Court records say Taranto repeatedly said he was trying to get a “shot” and that he wanted to get a “good angle on a shot.”
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Later Wednesday, different prosecutors posted a new sentencing memo that removes all references to the Jan. 6 attacks and also removes a reference to Trump posting Obama’s address on Truth Social, which prosecutors say Taranto saw before going to Obama’s neighborhood.
