Federal prosecutors made their final pitch to a jury in the first Capitol riot trial on Monday, describing the defendant, Guy Reffitt, as a pivotal figure who led a mob of former President Donald Trump’s supporters up the Capitol steps and enabled the first breach of the building.

During closing arguments, assistant U.S. attorney Risa Berkower said Reffitt, a Texas man with alleged ties to an anti-government militia, traveled to Washington, D.C., to “overthrow Congress,” enraged by the perceived corruption of lawmakers. He positioned himself at the front of the mob, confronting outnumbered U.S. Capitol police officers while armed with a handgun on the Senate side of the building, the prosecutor said.

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