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He contended that he “went to the Capitol at the behest of the former president,” convinced by “the many figures who falsely but persistently claimed that the election had been stolen,” including “the then-president himself,” that he “must take action to stop the transition of the presidency.” Id., ECF No. 31 at 8 (“Palmer Sentencing Memo.”). He emphasized that he “committed his offense while swept up in the furor of the crowd of protestors at the Capitol.” Id. at 2. And he argued that in deciding his sentence, the court should “consider that the riot almost surely would not have occurred but for the financing and organization that was conducted by persons unconnected to Mr. Palmer who will likely never be held responsible for their relevant conduct.” Id. at 9