NEW: Two Trump judges side with DOJ in denying appeal by Thomas Webster, former NYPD cop, related to change of venue and biased jurors that resulted in his conviction.
A full-throated endorsement of DC's rigged legal and judicial system by Gregory Katsas and Neomi Rao
The presiding judge in this case was Judge Amit Mehta, an Obama appointee and one of the toughest on J6ers. It was one of the first J6 trials.
Jury selected in one day.
He was convicted in a matter of hours.
Webster is a former Marine and once worked security detail at Gracie Mansion.
He approached the police line after he witnessed police officer assaulting protesters including a woman.
Mehta refused to let the jury see several minutes of video before Webster confronted police.
This is unbelievable. Appellate panel ENDORSED a sentencing enhancement bc Webster wore "body armor" to protect himself.
Hey @mrddmia you can take Katsas and Rao off any SCOTUS list for Trump.
The thug cop he confronted was the subject of a DC Metro investigation a few months after J6 for killing a suspect. Officer Noah Rathbun was put on leave pending investigation; DC Metro ruled in favor of Rathbun right before the trial began.
Mehta had already denied Webster's motion to cross-examine Rathbun about the details of the incident and investigation.
Mayor Bowser refused to release Rathbun's body cam footage of the killing.
Also...wrongthink.
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