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George TANIOS, a Jan. 6 defendant implicated for his part in the pepper spraying of USCP Officer Sicknick, appears set to plead guilty.

Man charged in connection with Jan. 6 assault on Officer Sicknick takes plea deal

He pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts in connection with his presence at the Capitol on Jan. 6.

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In her last interview before heading into jail, J6 defendant Simone Gold scoffs at the amount of damage done to the Capitol: “The entire total damage was $1.5 million. I mean, this is like outrageous. You can’t even barely buy a cup of coffee in DC for $1.5 million.”

Former Trump State Dept appointee Federico Klein makes motion for *bench trial*, which would put his fate in hands of judge, instead of jury

Klein is the latest in growing series of Jan 6 defendants who have cases assigned to DC federal judge Trevor McFadden, to seek bench trial

DOJ wants six months incarceration for white supremacist Jan. 6 defendant Bryan Betancur, who they say "flashed the 'OK' hand gesture" at a FBI special agent following his post-plea interview earlier this month.

"Betancur also emphatically claimed that the 2020 election was stolen. Betancur also asked for the identity of whoever reported him to the FBI... he only regrets that the actions he took now prevent him from joining the U.S. military."

Last month, Betancur was "yelling racial slurs" at Metro riders, per DOJ. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap ... 8.39.0.pdf

Court loosens restrictions on Jan 6 defendant Patrick Montgomery... allowing a curfew, rather than home confinement.

But there's a notable footnote on court order

(Feds say Montgomery previously shot mountain lion while on release in Colorado)

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New court order says Montgomery "shall not participate in any hunting-related activities in which he possesses either constructively or otherwise..in the vicinity of dangerous weapons, including, but not limited to, firearms & knives, either personally or professionally... (more)

Court order (continued): "..Defendant may also not hunt using animals such as dogs. All firearms and/or weapons to include hunting knives shall be removed from the home."

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Patrick Montgomery is accused of being inside Senate chamber on Jan 6

He's set for December 2022 trial

'Stop the Steal' speaker Brandon Straka gave FBI info on rally organizers, more than a dozen others as part of plea deal
Newly unsealed filings detail aspects of the "significant information" Brandon Straka provided the DOJ in a deal to avoid a felony charge from the Capitol riot.

At his sentencing hearing, assistant U.S. attorney Brittany Reed told a federal judge Straka’s conduct on Jan. 6 was “egregious” and, despite a cooperation agreement that got him out of a felony civil disorder charge, he should not be lumped in with other defendants who were caught up in the heat of the moment. Reed did not provide specifics about Straka’s cooperation on the public record and, at the time, many of the filings related to Straka’s sentencing were sealed.

On Wednesday, a batch of those documents was unsealed following a request from a media coalition of which WUSA9 is a member. Those newly unavailable documents included the substantial assistance sentencing memo filed by Straka’s attorney, Stuart J. Dornan.

In the memo, Dornan said Straka provided “significant information” to federal investigators over three interviews with the FBI following his arrest. In one interview on March 5, 2021, Straka, according to Dornan, provided information about "individuals who were inside of Nancy Pelosi's office; individuals who were inciters at the Capitol; and organizers of the Stop the Steal movement." He also listed the names of individuals Straka spoke to the FBI about. Those names include rally organizers Amy and Kylie Kremer, Cindy Chafian and Ali Alexander — who Dornan described as the “preeminent leader of the Stop the Steal movement.”

What Pape and his colleagues have found is that those who attacked the Capitol were not, as had been widely assumed, an assemblage of rural Donald Trump voters linked to fringe right-wing groups. The movement appears to be far more mainstream than that, with a surprisingly broad base of support for political violence. CPOST continues to examine the insurrectionists — their demographics, attitudes, and social connections — to present a more comprehensive picture than has been seen anywhere. This is academic work meant to stand above the partisan fray, though it’s also intended to have a real-world impact. Pape’s stated purpose is not to craft policy but to provide vital information to those who do, as was the case with CPOST’s previous work on suicide terrorism and domestic ISIS recruitment.

Yet the current state of politics puts Pape and his colleagues in a tricky situation. Can a fact-based approach prevail when many of the subjects — people who supported overturning a presidential election through violent means — subscribe to a conspiracy theory called the Big Lie, the claim that the 2020 election was stolen? Or when other Trump allies, including some of the very politicians who were forced to evacuate the Capitol, have downplayed, even defended, the insurrection? How can researchers avoid the trappings of politics when facts themselves are deemed partisan?

In new motion, Jan 6 defendant Alex Harkrider's defense says "The FBI has made all these J6 cases into Jason Bourne moments-arresting people with no criminal history as if they are the Taliban"

His motion to suppress his statements to law enforcement:

Newly released US Justice Dept video court exhibit shows 3:09pm in the Capitol Rotunda on Jan 6, 2021

As police push back the mob

US Justice Dept continues to release video court exhibits in Jan 6 cases. This image shows one member of the crowd moving toward and through a frontline inside a Capitol door …

Kendra wrote: ↑Sat Jul 30, 2022 7:55 pm

Newly released US Justice Dept video court exhibit shows 3:09pm in the Capitol Rotunda on Jan 6, 2021

As police push back the mob

Just tourists...

Jan. 6 defendant Kevin Blakely, who really wanted to nail his Capitol attack selfie video, was sentenced to 120 day in jail earlier this month.

An attorney for Jan. 6 defendant Joshua Johnson is asking for documents pertaining to the investigation of the Secret Service's missing text messages.

Rudy had Ashli Babbitt’s mother on his podcast: “I would just like to make it clear that I do back the blue. I have the utmost respect for police officers, and so did Ashli. But the Capitol Police Dept is not really a police department.”

Kendra wrote: ↑Sun Jul 31, 2022 3:12 pm

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An attorney for Jan. 6 defendant Joshua Johnson is asking for documents pertaining to the investigation of the Secret Service's missing text messages.

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Kendra wrote: ↑Sun Jul 31, 2022 3:12 pm

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An attorney for Jan. 6 defendant Joshua Johnson is asking for documents pertaining to the investigation of the Secret Service's missing text messages.

Relevant to his case how?

TOMORROW: We expect update on the case (including possible trial date) in high-profile Jan 6 case of former Trump State Dept appointee Federico Klein.. and co-defendants

Hearing set for DC fed court tomorrow

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In her last interview before heading into jail, J6 defendant Simone Gold scoffs at the amount of damage done to the Capitol: “The entire total damage was $1.5 million. I mean, this is like outrageous. You can’t even barely buy a cup of coffee in DC for $1.5 million.”

The Pentagon erased a potential trove of material related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol from the phones of senior defense officials in the Trump administration, according to legal filings.

Court records published on the website of the watchdog group American Oversight indicate that the Pentagon “wiped” the government-issued phones of senior Defense Department and Army officials who were in charge of mobilizing the National Guard to respond to the Capitol attack, including then-acting defense secretary Christopher C. Miller and then-Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy. The erasing apparently was done in keeping with Defense Department and Army policy for departing employees, according to filings that state: “the text messages were not preserved.”

The admission comes as a blow not just to American Oversight’s efforts to unearth critical communications regarding the attack, but also to the House’s Jan. 6 special committee, which had asked Pentagon leaders to preserve and share all documents related to the riot. It also makes the Defense Department the latest known part of the federal government, including the Secret Service and other parts of the Department of Homeland Security, to have deleted records that could have helped investigators piece together what happened on Jan. 6 — and the degree to which President Donald Trump was responsible for delays in responding.

“From the reporting about the Secret Service and the senior DHS officials, it becomes pretty clear that this is not just a DOD problem, not just an Army problem, but multiagency,” said Dara Silvestre, a spokeswoman for American Oversight.

On Tuesday, the group’s executive director, Heather Sawyer, appealed in a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland to open an investigation into “DOD’s failure to preserve the text messages of several high-ranking officials on or surrounding the day of the Jan. 6 attack.”