'You committed crimes': Jan. 6 rioter's pity party blows up in her face as prison looms

An attempt to generate support and pity just 13 days before she has to turn herself in to serve the prison phase of her almost 93-month sentence on nine counts related to the Jan. 6 riot did not go well for the unapologetic insurrectionist known as the "Bullhorn Lady."

Just days after Christmas, Rachel Powell, a mother of eight from Western Pennsylvania, took to X to assert she has no "criminal history" — despite her conviction in July for the attack on the Capitol where she was filmed hacking at a window with an ice axe.

As NBC reported at the time of her conviction, "Powell was found guilty on a variety of charges, including felony counts of interfering with officers performing their duties and obstruction of an official proceeding."

At her sentencing Judge Royce Lamberth of U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia handed Powell a sentence of 57 months in prison with 36 months of supervised release at home prior.

Late Wednesday, Powell complained about her plight, writing, "I, a mom & grandmother with no criminal history, have lived like this since #j6. The box on my ankle holding me INSIDE the house, unable to live. In 13 days the government will force me to endure a 51 month sentence because the last 3 years of confinement means nothing."

To make her point, she included an artsy picture of herself posing with a monitoring device on her ankle, before adding, "Let it be clear that the United States Government holds people in confinement and no representatives or judicial branch cares. There is no time limit to how long they can hold a person like this. This is not America. The Constitution is dead. What are you going to do about it?"

Based upon the flood of responses from critics of the insurrection inspired by Donald Trump, she didn't get much sympathy, with one commenter pointing out, "The next time someone asks you to storm a federal building to stop an election, I bet you say NO."

Frequent Trump critic Fred Wellman wrote, "You broke into our Capitol. You made that choice. If you cared about being a mom and grandmother you wouldn’t have broken so many laws and this pathetic Amish dress charade doesn’t change the trash person you truly are."

Political commentator Keith Olbermann noted her conviction and reminded her, "Correction: you have a criminal history now #ByeFelicia."

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"I, a dad and husband didn't try to overthrow an election or hang a VP, I didn't smear s--t on the walls or smash windows, didn't assault Officers or act in a way that could be seen as traitorous. I don't have a tag and I have my freedom. See how life works? You do a crime - you do time. Suck it up, buttercup," Apothecary Whom suggested.

"Shouldn't have trespassed on Federal property. You'll survive," Cathy Heyworth Harris wrote, with Alex Cole adding, "I bet you won't try it again. Traitor."

"Well, ya see, the Capitol is not just "your house" but it's mine too, and honestly having spent 20+ years in the military I actually paid my dues for securing that right, and you never asked me my permission before being a part of defacing it," @MauricioDonofr1 lectured. "Now, you pay your dues."

Tommy Liberty wrote, "That’s a doozy of a story. The criminal complaint offers much more insight, however. With the evidence to back up the charges. What did larping for the orange messiah get you? A criminal history. Congratulations." He and added a helpful accompanying link of the aforementioned charges.

"Well, hopefully by the end of 51 months you realize why you deserve it. I'm not holding out hope," wrote Kevinly Father.

YourPunkMom was unmoved, offering only, "Oh well."