What Next: The Jan. 6 Rioter Whose Son Turned Him In

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🗓️ 1 August 2022

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Like many families during the Trump years, the Reffitts fought about politics. But not many families had a son calling the FBI on his father. Now Guy Reffitt is facing a 15-year sentence for domestic terrorism for his actions on Jan. 6 while his loved ones pick up the pieces. Guest: Ilya Marritz, senior reporter at WNYC, co-host of the Wondery podcast “Will be Wild”. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you’ll be supporting the work we do here on What Next. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.6	Hey everyone, quick heads up, there's some unbleaped language ahead.
0:42.2	Of all the evidence that's come out during the legal proceedings against hundreds of rioters
0:46.9	who showed up at the Capitol on January 6th, there's this one piece of video I just can't
0:51.5	see.
0:55.9	This was shot by a rioter himself.
0:57.8	He'd stuck a camera onto the helmet he was wearing.
1:05.9	You can listen in, as he explains to a little crowd gathered around him, exactly what he
1:10.4	wants to do.
1:11.4	He says he wants to get inside the Capitol and take it over.
1:20.6	What if they start shooting?
1:22.2	Someone asks.
1:23.5	The guy with the helmet cam laughs.
1:25.5	He says everyone of my guys are here and they came in hot and so did I.
1:38.8	Then he adds, I just want to hear Nancy Pelosi's head hit every effing stare on the way out.
1:49.3	This rioter's name is Guy Reffit.
1:52.5	Later today he's going to be sentenced for what he did.
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