Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) said he will be introducing a bill to toughen federal penalties for rioters or those who use mob violence, joining Rep. Ken Buck’s (R-Colo.) bill in the House in response to the Jan. 6 breach at the Capitol building and ongoing Antifa violence on the West Coast.
Cotton has consistently condemned mob violence to achieve a political goal and said that type of violence should be dealt with immediately and with ample force to deter any further destruction. On Friday morning Cotton told Fox News the violence being carried out by Antifa should be dealt with the same way as the Capitol rioters.
