Judge warns Capitol riot could ‘happen again’ as Trump supporter jailed

Judge Tanya Chutkan criticised Capitol rioters (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)

The federal judge who oversaw Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case has denounced efforts to rewrite the history of the US Capitol attack.

US District Judge Tanya Chutkan handed down what she acknowledged may be one of the final punishments for the January 6 riot before the Republican president-elect’s promised pardons.