Convicted US Capitol rioter’s son says he ‘absolutely’ agrees with father’s sentence

“I mean, I’m not happy at all. I wasn’t happy about this whole situation. Nobody in my family is, but to say I’m surprised would be a lie,” Jackson Refitt told CNN’s Brianna Keilar. on Tuesday “New Day” as a reaction to his father’s sentence. “I mean, whatever my dad did, he’s his own man. And his action has consequences. But I’m not happy at all.”

Guy Refitt, a recruiter for a right-wing militia known as the Three Percenters, was sentenced to serve more than seven years in prison, the longest rebellion-related sentence to date.

“I mean, realistically, this is not about politics. What my father did is far from political. This is completely spontaneous violence. Whether he was politically motivated at this point doesn’t matter. It’s more about what he does and who did it for,” Jackson Refitt told Keilar.

CNN’s Hannah Rabinowitz contributed to this report.