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Cont: Rioters storm and occupy the US Capitol - part 2

shemp said:
Yeah, they're gonna clear out the easy cases quickly.

There should be a federal law against "Being A Complete ******* Dumbass." With a minimum 5 year prison sentence.
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Would that include people who voted for Trump twice, and the ones who refuse to wear masks or get vaccinated because reasons?

Because if it does, even considering what I am sure is a considerable overlap, then the incarceration industry will be booming.
 
581. The latest are;

Nathan Entrekin AZ

Caleb Berry
Conspiracy; obstructing an official proceeding.
Prosecutors allege Berry was a member of the Oath Keepers.

The second one will probably be one of the numbered "persons" in the conspiracy indictment
 
McCarthy pulls his 5 GOP members from 1/6 committee after Pelosi rejects 2 of his picks

Kevin McCarthy says that Republicans will run their own investigation into the insurrection instigated by the leader of their party after Pelosi rejects him and

The committee will still have Republican representation from one member: Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, an outspoken critic of former President Donald Trump who was one of Pelosi's eight choices to serve on the committee. Cheney's participation keeps the committee bipartisan even without anyone appointed by McCarthy.

McCarthy says "Unless Speaker Pelosi reverses course and seats all five Republican nominees, Republicans will not be party to their sham process and will instead pursue our own investigation of the facts"


https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/21/...rejects-republicans-from-committee/index.html
 
Calling it now: The GOP's 1/6 investigation will fizzle out and not actually release any "findings".

"We've found a number of serious faults in the Dems' hyper-partisan witch-hunt. We'll be releasing our report in two weeks." - hypothetical future Kevin McCarthy
 
Capitol rioter goes on tirade during hearing today, asserts that he will represent himself and demands that the prosecutors extend him a plea offer.

My dude straight up not having a good time, live writeup here:

https://twitter.com/MacFarlaneNews/status/1417850206973005825

This is the 2nd defendant this week to disrupt proceedings

Alam just told prosecutor, "Can I get an offer?"

Judge warns him to stop talking again

Alam responds again, "I'm talking for myself. (My lawyer) is not talking for me.." Tells judge, "I don't take your advice"

Judge is stopping hearing. Delaying it til August. Defendant Zach Alan just said he’s making an “offer” to court … “drop all charges”… “make me a counteroffer”
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Kevin McCarthy says he opposed a bipartisan commission to investigate Jan. 6 because Pelosi wouldn't empower it to study "what built up to" the insurrection (in other words turn it into a forum to bash antifa)
 
Captain_Swoop said:
Kevin McCarthy says he opposed a bipartisan commission to investigate Jan. 6 because Pelosi wouldn't empower it to study "what built up to" the insurrection (in other words turn it into a forum to bash antifa)
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Bash antifa? Would that be his motive or would he be looking to make the election fraud crap look credible?
 
Galaxie said:
Calling it now: The GOP's 1/6 investigation will fizzle out and not actually release any "findings".

"We've found a number of serious faults in the Dems' hyper-partisan witch-hunt. We'll be releasing our report in two weeks." - hypothetical future Kevin McCarthy
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Maybe they'll find antifa lives matter FBI democrat agents were the real culprits.
 
Galaxie said:
Calling it now: The GOP's 1/6 investigation will fizzle out and not actually release any "findings".

"We've found a number of serious faults in the Dems' hyper-partisan witch-hunt. We'll be releasing our report in two weeks." - hypothetical future Kevin McCarthy
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Nope, they will show ANTIFA and the BLM did it...
 
Belz... said:
"Make me a counteroffer"
"Ok fine. Shut up or ten years."
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10 years would probably be a decent offer. He's facing about 60 years.

This is the guy in the fur hat who beat down the doors where Babbitt was killed. DOJ is throwing the book at him.

His outburst may be over the rather extreme charges. There is a charge of assaulting a police officer with a deadly or dangerous weapon. It was reported he said he can prove that is not true. I don't know what weapon the prosecution has in mind. The assault appears to mostly just bumping into an officer and the only weapon I can possibly see is the helmet. I doubt those charges will result in conviction.

He is also charged under 18 U.S.C. § 1361. Destruction of government property over $1000. That is the law where President Trump issued an Executive Order after the BLM protests directing the DOJ to not accept plea deals and to always pursue the maximum penalty of 10 years. The Order still gives DOJ some leeway and it doesn't really carry any weight, but it still puts him in a bit of a sticky wicket.

It has been reported that after his outburst the prosecutor informed the court that no plea deal had been offered but they could initiate that process. During the riot a number of people committed felonies and a number of people died. Some have called for charges of felony murder. In most cases I don't think that applies.

But in this case, there is a real possibility of a conviction of felony murder. I think that might have to go to DC law instead of Federal law. A Federal conviction could lead to DC charges.

I suspect his offer of "drop all charges" might well be countered with "life in prison". This probably will not go the way he expects. I don't think he has realized the severity of his crimes or the amount of trouble that he is in.
 
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