Gyrocopter Pilot Parachutes on Run Against Wasserman Schultz

The nation’s most famous gyrocopter pilot has abandoned his primary challenge against Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz as he prepares to serve 120 days in prison for his shocking 2015 flight to the U.S. Capitol in support of campaign finance reform.

But former letter carrier Douglas Hughes, who entered restricted airspace without permission and landed on the Capitol’s West Lawn, says he will cheer from his cell if fellow progressive Tim Canova defeats the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee in Florida's August primary.

“Let’s just say I could get in trouble in prison for the party I’ll throw when Debbie Wasserman Schultz goes down,” Hughes says.

It’s unclear right now what that cell-block party might look like for Hughes, who was sentenced last week and doesn't yet know where he will spend his four-month term.

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