Assault on the Capitol (DC)

[bob]

What was the Water Moccasin doing with a shovel?

Normal touristy stuff.

[Kendra]

DOJ sought 90 days imprisonment and three years of probation for Jan. 6 defendant Michael Timbrook. Trump-appointed U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden gave him 12 months probation.

[Kendra]

[Kendra]

STANDBY: Sentencing at 2pm in Capitol riot case of Matthew Miller of Maryland

Feds seek 51 months (4+ years) arguing Miller "unleashed" contents of fire extinguisher on officers, threw items (including batteries) at officers in tunnel, scaled wall w/ toppled bike rack barrier

Hearing still going on. Worth reading the whole thread.

[Slim Cognito]

No decision yet but it sounds like the judge wants to give the drunk/stoned white boy a break cuz....why not?

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[Frater I*I]

33 months, for assaulting the Cathedral of Democracy...

[bob]

Mother Jones: An Infamous MAGA Lawyer Is Funding Wacky Legal Defenses for January 6 Suspects:

A year after the “Kraken” lawsuits, Sidney Powell is still helping spread conspiracy theories in the courts.

Kelly Meggs, an Oath Keeper facing seditious conspiracy charges over the January 6 insurrection, is getting new lawyers. And his outgoing attorney says that a nonprofit set up by Sidney Powell—the infamous pro-Trump lawyer behind the failed “Kraken” election lawsuits—has offered to help pay for Meggs’ legal defense.

Jonathan Moseley has represented Meggs since October—work that’s included filing a motion that seemed to compare Covid vaccine policies to the Holocaust. Now Moseley is being forced to step aside due to his disbarment in Virginia last month for what the state bar said were improper billing practices. In interviews, he said that Powell’s group, Defending the Republic, had covered all his fees in the Meggs case, more than $70,000 through March. And he told me earlier this month that he expected that Meggs’ new counsel “would get funded in place of me for this work.”

The attorneys taking over Meggs’ case—Juli Haller and Stanley Woodward—declined to answer questions about their relationship with Defending the Republic and wouldn’t say whether the group would continue picking up the tab for Meggs’ defense. But according to Moseley, Powell’s organization is already paying for Haller to represent Meggs’ wife, Connie. Haller, who worked closely with Powell in 2020 to promote election fraud claims in court, now functions “like a liaison” for Powell, according to Moseley. Moseley said that it was Haller who initially recruited him to represent Kelly Meggs and arranged for him to be compensated by Defending the Republic.

As Buzzfeed previously reported, Moseley has said that Defending the Republic is also paying the legal bills for other January 6 defendants: Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and Kenneth Harrelson, another Oath Keeper. Additionally, Moseley wrote in a court filing in December that Defending the Republic had agreed to pay “legal fees and expenses” for Zach Rehl, the head of the Philadelphia chapter of the Proud Boys, who faces conspiracy charges related to his role in the attack. All of these defendants have pleaded not guilty.

Moseley told me that Defending the Republic caps the fees it pays January 6 lawyers at “something like” $10,000 per month. He has separately represented Rhodes and Stop the Steal founder Ali Alexander in civil lawsuits stemming from January 6, but he said Defending the Republic did not fund that work.

Kellye SoRelle, an attorney for the Oath Keepers organization, also said that Defending the Republic was paying the legal bills for Rhodes and other Oath Keepers in their criminal cases. SoRelle said that when she was trying to find Rhodes a lawyer following his January 13, 2022, arrest in Texas, she received a call from Phillip Linder, a Dallas attorney, who was meeting with Rhodes. Linder said, “Sidney sent me up here, and she is gonna take care of the legal tab,” SoRelle recalled. Linder, Powell, and lawyers working for Powell’s organization did not respond to requests for comment.

[northland10]

Woodward is already representing other defendants and I don't see anything unusual on a quick search. He may just be a standard lawyer representing a client (everybody is entitled to a defense). Meggs better hope that Woodward is doing the heavy lifting. Juli Haller was of Powell's Kraken lawyers in Detroit and apparently broke down crying when the judge was raking them over the coals.

[Suranis]

As usual, the question is where is the money coming from that Sydney is using to pay for these "legal tabs."

[Gregg]

As usual, the question is where is the money coming from that Sydney is using to pay for these "legal tabs."

Is called "Dark money" and John Roberts says that all I have to tell you! You shut up now, or I make you a special tea.

[raison de arizona]

This was already known and reported on. Not sure if we discussed though . Sidney grifted ~$15M for Big Lie lolsuits, that she then pledged to use for insurrectionists after those fizzled out.

Here’s an story from March 10 on it: https://www.businessinsider.com/sidney- ... nse-2022-3

12/6/21 right when the money was grifted: https://www.washingtonpost.com/investig ... story.html

[Kendra]

Jan. 6 defendants Matthew Bokoski and his father Bradley Bokoski were arrested, per court records. Matthew was picked up in Illinois, while Bradley was arrested in Utah.

[Kendra]

TODAY: Sentencing at 1pm in Jan 6 case of Pennsylvania woman accused of recording selfie video saying "We were looking for Nancy to shoot her in the frickin' brain"

[Kendra]

Sounds touristy as well as legitimate political discourse.

Justice Dept has announced this arrest, alleging this about Rod Milstreed: "Among other things, he sent photos of blood on the floor in what appears to be the Upper West Plaza & then later added, “Man I’ve never seen anything like this. I feel so alive"

https://justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/maryland ... tol-breach

[Kendra]

ARRESTS KEEP COMING:

Court unseals new Jan 6 case against Levi Gable

Per charging documents, a former college buddy tipped the feds about Gable

[Gregg]

That'll teach him to steal a dude's weed.

[Kendra]

Another one going for a bench trial. If I'm reading the thread correctly, he didn't get the judge card he might have hoped for...

STANDBY:

High-level Jan 6 defendant Kyle Fitzsimons, who among other things allegedly wore a butcher coat amid the riotous mob, is about to appear in court

He's expected to talk about request for a BENCH TRIAL... putting his fate in hands of judge, rather than jury

Judge: "I was the judge in the MIchael Flynn case... is he aware of that?"

Defense: Yes.

Judge: "I'm friends with the former FBI agent Peter Strzok.. he's been the center of many conspiracy theories involving President Trump"

Defense: Not aware of Strzok friendship

[neonzx]

Another one going for a bench trial. If I'm reading the thread correctly, he didn't get the judge card he might have hoped for...

Judge: "I was the judge in the MIchael Flynn case... is he aware of that?"

Defense: Yes.

Judge: "I'm friends with the former FBI agent Peter Strzok.. he's been the center of many conspiracy theories involving President Trump"

Defense: Not aware of Strzok friendship

[Kendra]

There's not enough in the world for this

[Kendra]

Pauline Bauer, a low level Jan 6 defendant who’s been locked up in pretrial jail since last year, is back in court. She’s invoked sovereign citizen language, has served as own counsel and had series of court disruptions previously

ALERT: Plea agreement hearing at 11am in US Capitol siege case of Matthew Wood, who's accused of entering conference room of Speaker Nancy Pelosi & allegedly posted "boasts about a “necessary revolt” against a “tyrannical government"

[Kendra]

Jan. 6 defendant Thaddis Johnson was arrested in California, per court records. Feds say he ran a YouTube channel called “Real Important News,” and was in the Senate parliamentarian's office.

[Volkonski]

This one actually is mentally ill.

[pipistrelle]

Today's Numbers
The number of federal cases against individuals involved in the Capitol Hill Siege stands at 814. According to our latest analysis of the cases:

Average age: 39-years-old
Individuals came from 46 states and the District of Columbia
Cases have been brought against 702 men (87%) and 112 women (13%)
The largest numbers came from Florida (85), Texas (69), and Pennsylvania (69)
The majority (>77%) were charged in part using evidence from their personal social media accounts, others' accounts, or both
At least 101 (13%) have military experience (91 Veterans, 4 Reserve, 3 National Guard, 2 Attending Basic Training, 1 Active Duty)
307 (30%) have pleaded or were found guilty
We will continue to monitor developments and provide daily updates.

https://extremism.gwu.edu/Capitol-Hill-Siege

[Sam the Centipede]

Today's Numbers
Individuals came from 46 states and the District of Columbia

At least the insurrectionists can legitimately claim to be a nationwide movement! I wonder what is, ah, special about the 4 states that don't have charged insurrectionists? Maybe they have no insurrectionists... or perhaps their insurrectionist population is savvy enough to avoid self-incrimination?

[RTH10260]

My guess is that Alaska and Hawai'i are too remote