Trump 'authorized' assault on Capitol, Jan. 6 defendant argues at trial An attorney for Dustin Thompson argued that "vulnerable" people like his client "believed the lies that were fed to them" by Trump.
An attorney for a man who took a coat rack and a bottle of liquor during the U.S. Capitol attack argued to a jury Tuesday that former President Donald Trump "authorized" the assault on the building on Jan. 6, 2021, by convincing "vulnerable" people like his client that the election had been stolen.
Trump 'authorized' assault on Capitol, Jan. 6 defendant argues at trial An attorney for Dustin Thompson argued that "vulnerable" people like his client "believed the lies that were fed to them" by Trump.
An attorney for a man who took a coat rack and a bottle of liquor during the U.S. Capitol attack argued to a jury Tuesday that former President Donald Trump "authorized" the assault on the building on Jan. 6, 2021, by convincing "vulnerable" people like his client that the election had been stolen.
(CNN)A federal judge is allowing a major January 6 conspiracy case against four Proud Boys leaders to move forward, rejecting their bid to throw out the charges.
Judge Timothy Kelly, in a 43-page opinion issued Tuesday, sided with the Justice Department on several key legal questions, giving momentum to prosecutors as they prepare for the first wave of US Capitol riot-related trials beginning in February.
Lawsuits allege extremist groups financially liable for Capitol riot
Kelly greenlit prosecutors' use of a felony obstruction charge, among several other charges, against Proud Boys leaders Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Charles Donohoe and Zachary Rehl. (They have all pleaded not guilty.) The judge also rejected the defendants' claims that the riot could have been a protected First Amendment demonstration.
"No matter Defendants political motivations or any political message they wished to express, this alleged conduct is simply not protected by the First Amendment," Kelly wrote.
“Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.” —John Adams
One week before a mob stormed the Capitol, a onetime aide to Roger Stone joined a conference call with a group of Trump's supporters and made an urgent plea:
Jason Sullivan told them that they had to go to D.C. on Jan. 6 — and "descend on the Capitol."
Feds say FBI team in Quantico helped crack phone of Enrique Tarrio
Feds: “Recently recovered evidence includes Tarrio’s
statement, made in the context of a discussion of revolution and a plan to occupy government
buildings on Jan 6, That’s what every waking moment consists of"
Plea agreement hearing today in US Capitol breach case of Sam Camargo of Broward County, Florida
Camargo is accused of being uncooperative and questioning FBI agent's "loyalty to the Constitution" in his interrogation.... and of posting this on Facebook shortly after ====>
Here’s how Jan. 6 defendant Dustin Thompson, a Trump supporter who stole a coat rack and a bottle of liquor during the Capitol attack, cleaned up for court:
NOW: Sentencing is underway in Jan 6 case of Blake Reed of Tennessee, who was accused of posting ahead of the riot:
"Feeling pissed off ... you will see the Republican side of this country go into anarchy
stronger than 1776 . . . The Republican Rebellion is coming soon!”
Scott MacFarlane @MacFarlaneNews wrote:
Reed argues that because he was videotaping the chaos.. it felt like he was watching it "through a viewfinder"
Reed says he spent two days in jail early in case.. "Without a shadow of doubt..I would not want to go back into jail"
He says the two days in jail early in case are a strong deterrence.... and that'd he be willing to go on probation for "any amount of time"
“Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.” —John Adams
Scott MacFarlane
@MacFarlaneNews
ALERT: Judge Beryl Howell sentences Blake Reed to 42 days in jail (to be served in three 14-day increments), home detention, three years probation
Inside the Washington, D.C., jail, where a group of defendants charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol have been held for as long as a year or more, a bitter divide is growing, current and former inmates say.
A combination of that intense proximity, the stress of criminal cases and a fight over more than a million dollars donated to support the defendants has contributed to the rift.
One inmate described the situation to NPR as "too many rats together in a small cage for too long."
"Tempers naturally get short," he said, with "cliques solidifying further into independent 'camps' as time progresses."
That inmate, like several others, told his story to NPR on the condition of anonymity to describe the pressure-cooker environment inside the jail. A dozen current or former inmates of the D.C. jail ultimately spoke to NPR and said that the divisions among some of the highest-profile defendants in the country are now boiling over.
Inside the Washington, D.C., jail, where a group of defendants charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol have been held for as long as a year or more, a bitter divide is growing, current and former inmates say.
A combination of that intense proximity, the stress of criminal cases and a fight over more than a million dollars donated to support the defendants has contributed to the rift.
One inmate described the situation to NPR as "too many rats together in a small cage for too long."
That inmate, like several others, told his story to NPR on the condition of anonymity to describe the pressure-cooker environment inside the jail. A dozen current or former inmates of the D.C. jail ultimately spoke to NPR and said that the divisions among some of the highest-profile defendants in the country are now boiling over.
Would it make me a bad person to root for them to shank each other and save us the cost of a trial? Of course, these are poots we're talking about. They might be as incompetent at shanking as they are at pooting, which would stick the taxpayers for expensive medical bills instead of funeral expenses.
I'm sure the FBI is enjoying watching the tension rise as they're all playing Squid Game and trying to jockey for position to get some of that money so they can get private lawyers. Of course, there's so much video evidence that they don't need these various factions to turn on each other in an attempt to cut a deal...
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This is a VIOLA emoji in honor of my grandson!
"Mickey Mouse and I grew up together." - Ruthie Tompson, Disney animation checker and scene planner and one of the first women to become a member of the International Photographers Union in 1952.
Yep, when a client had work, child custody problems and the jail wasn't crazy overbooked, (everytime a person checked in, a myriad of paperwork was required, same with check out time)weekends, incremental sentencing occured, esp. during economic downturns...jobs being hard to find.
pipistrelle wrote: ↑Fri Apr 15, 2022 10:54 am
Is a jail term on two-week increments to accommodate something like work or child custody? I haven’t seen that before.
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“Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.” —John Adams
Tiredretiredlawyer wrote: ↑Fri Apr 15, 2022 10:06 am
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This is a VIOLA emoji in honor of my grandson!
"He sewed his eyes shut because he is afraid to see, He tries to tell me what I put inside of me
He's got the answers to ease my curiosity, He dreamed a god up and called it Christianity"
