Proceedings are up ahead in the case against Robert Lemke, the man charged with threatening Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and George Stephanopoulos.

(Their names were shielded in court papers but widely reported later.)

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Background, @LambeJerry

lawandcrime.com/u-s-capitol-si…
Lemke appears to have joined the Zoom from Santa Rita Jail.

Others on the call include:

U.S. Magistrate Judge Alex G. Tse
Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin Rubino
Lemke's attorney is Daniel Blank.

Rubino notes that Lemke has been charged with interstate threats, describing the elements of the statute.
The defense wanted to schedule a bail hearing for another day.

The prosecution did not object so long as Lemke remained behind bars in the interim.

It has been scheduled for Monday, 10:30 a.m. Pacific Time, before a different judge.
That's it.

Just some routine scheduling matters with the status quo preserved.

We'll keep an eye on any possible developments as the case progresses.

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The developing story above only captures a sliver of it.
But Howell's oratory can be summarized by those three words: "Brazen. Entitled. Dangerous," a trio of adjectives the judge repeated twice—and a distillation of the smirking image of Barnett with his feet on a desk in Pelosi's office with a stun gun in his pants.
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Richard "Bigo" Barnett, seen here with a stun gun in his pants and foot on a desk inside House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office, has a remote hearing now in the District of D.C.

Follow here for the live-feed.

Previously, @lawcrimenews.

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Barnett's conduct is about "flouting multiple laws" in the most "brazen" way possible.

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"He brought a stun device which he bought just days before."
Chief U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell interrupts on the "stun device" line.

She asks: Isn't it a stun gun, and is there some sort of distinction there?

It is a stun gun with a combination walking stick, the prosecutor replies.
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Live-tweet ahead.

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The prosecutor noted that they previously opposed mental health counseling as a condition of her release.
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