China Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Feds seek 8-year prison term for officer who stormed Capitol Federal prosecutors are recommending an eight-year prison sentence for an off-duty Virginia police officer who was convicted by a jury of storming the U.S. Capitol to obstruct Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory. Former Rocky Mount Police Sgt. Thomas Robertson used his law enforcement training to block police officers who were trying to protect the Capitol from a mob's attack on Jan. 6, 2021, prosecutors said in a court filing Thursday supporting their sentencing recommendation. “Instead of using his training and power to promote the public good, he attempted to overthrow the government,” they wrote. An eight-year prison sentence would be the longest among hundreds of Capitol riot cases. The lengthiest so far is seven years and three months for Guy Reffitt, a Texas man who attacked the Capitol while armed with a holstered handgun. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper is scheduled to sentence Robertson next Thursday. Prosecutors also asked the judge to sentence Robertson to three years of supervised release after any prison term. Click on the link for the full article 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 (edited) Not the brightest... Edited August 7, 2022 by The Evil Genius 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 Fed wants money raised for legal defense for Maine man in January 6 riots, not truck payments Federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C. want a Maine man charged with assaulting police officers during a January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot to turn over half of the money raised online by aides to his defense . The US Department of Justice filed a motion Thursday asking a judge to order Kyle Fitzsimmons to transfer $12,300 of the $20,215 raised on the GiveSendGo website to the government to help pay his court-appointed attorney. Fitzsimmons, 38, reportedly wanted the money to be used to pay for his truck. According to the motion filed in US District Court in Washington, DC, a cousin of Fitzsimmons created the fundraising account. It was reportedly removed from the site earlier this year, between June 1 and 9, after 266 people donated. The cousin, Fitzsimmons, did not have access to the funds. According to a recorded phone conversation between Fitzsimmons and her mother, she hasn’t spoken with him since June and hasn’t been answering his calls. Fitzsimons has pleaded not guilty to 11 charges related to violent protests two weeks before the inauguration of President Joe Biden. His trial before a judge is scheduled to begin on August 16. He was the first manor to be charged in connection with the January 6 riots. Fitzsimons is now one of four men with Maine ties about 900 defendants They have been charged in what the Justice Department is calling the “Capital Breach Case.” He is the only defendant belonging to Maine who has been denied bail. When he was arrested and charged in February 2021, Fitzsimmons hired a team of lawyers in the Washington, DC, area. He withdrew from his case three months later and was assigned a federal defender from Philadelphia to represent Fitzsimmons after he qualified as an impoverished defendant. “Indeed, by providing Fitzsimons free legal representation while he raises money from his legal threat, taxpayers are subsidizing Fitzsimons’ truck payments and other personal expenses,” the proposal states. Taxpayers have funded Fitzsimmons’ defense since May 2021. The requested $12,300 is the most a defendant can be ordered to pay, the motion states. It could not be determined Friday whether Fitzsimmons’ attorneys would object to the motion. Click on the link for the full article 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 ^ ^ ^ Grifting just like his hero Donald Trump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 Secret Service hands agents' phone numbers to Jan. 6 committee: Sources The U.S. Secret Service has given the House Jan. 6 committee a listing of agency-issued cell phone numbers belonging to agents based in Washington, D.C., for the period the panel is investigating, according to sources familiar with the matter. The move is an unusual step amid heightened scrutiny of the agency's cooperation with the congressional panel investigating last year's insurrection and the role then-President Donald Trump played in it. The committee can now determine which agents' call records they may want to review and, if they decide to do so, could either request them directly or conceivably issue subpoenas to their cell phone providers, an official familiar with the situation explained. At the same time, the inspector general responsible for the Secret Service has obtained a listing of personal cell phones as part of its own investigation connected to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Click on the link for the full article 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmirOfShmo Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Great recap of the DA's response to Graham's bs argument as to why he doesn't need to appear... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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China Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 First on CNN: Alex Jones' texts have been turned over to the January 6 committee, source says Approximately two years' worth of text messages sent and received by right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones have been turned over to the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, a person familiar with the matter told CNN on Monday. The messages were handed over to the committee by Mark Bankston, the attorney who represented two Sandy Hook parents who successfully sued Jones in Texas and won nearly $50 million in a civil trial that concluded last week. Bankston would only tell CNN that he is "cooperating with the committee." The select committee declined to comment. During the trial, Bankston revealed that one of Jones' lawyers had "messed up" and inadvertently sent him the two years of text messages. Bankston also said during the trial that the January 6 committee had expressed interest in the material. Click on the link for the full article I hope the DOJ is getting a copy as well. 3 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Whoa!!! 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 CNN White House Correspondent Kaitlan Collins confirms: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Dark Brandon strikes again. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 2 hours ago, China said: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatBuzz Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Is this the thread we are using for the maralago raid? I think it just got interesting. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade7 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 27 minutes ago, Dan T. said: CNN White House Correspondent Kaitlan Collins confirms: This jus made my panties wet... 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balki1867 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 If it was really Antifa, then shouldn't they be extra-motivated to catch the perpetrators? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ball Security Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 47 minutes ago, Dan T. said: Whoa!!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Renegade7 said: This jus made my panties wet... Edited August 8, 2022 by China 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Trump says his Mar-a-Lago home was 'raided' by 'large group of FBI agents' Former President Donald Trump said in a statement Monday that his home at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, was “raided” by “a large group of FBI agents.” Trump also claimed the presence of law enforcement was unannounced and the reason was politically motivated, though he did not provide specifics. “These are dark times for our Nation, as my beautiful home, Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, is currently under siege, raided, and occupied by a large group of FBI agents,” Trump said in a lengthy email statement issued by his Save America political committee. “After working and cooperating with the relevant Government agencies, this unannounced raid on my home was not necessary or appropriate," Trump said before bemoaning: "They even broke into my safe!" At Justice Department headquarters, a spokesperson declined to comment to NBC News. Click on the link for the full article 1 1 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llevron Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 I still doubt this leads to anything putting him behind bars. But I remain hopeful!! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Hey Trumpy...I got 2 words for ya. 2 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86 Snyder Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 It’s been a damn good week or two around here, hasn’t it. 2 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatBuzz Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Tucker Carlso show is on Fox now but ol' Tuck isn't there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 4 minutes ago, The Almighty Buzz said: Tucker Carlso show is on Fox now but ol' Tuck isn't there. He's probably home panicking over his texts to Alex Jones. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recovering_Spaz Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 (edited) This news reminds me of the classics! Edited August 9, 2022 by Recovering_Spaz 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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