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16 Feb, 4 tweets, 3 min read
Newly unsealed: A grand jury returned an updated indictment against Douglas Jensen, the Capitol insurrection defendant identified in videos chasing Officer Eugene Goodman — adding an obstruction count + weapons enhancements assets.documentcloud.org/documents/2048…
A judge will hear arguments on 2/23 on the govt's motion to keep Jensen in pretrial detention (an Iowa judge had approved release) — the govt noted that Jensen was allegedly carrying a knife in docs arguing for detention, so the new indictment now reflects that
Speaking of newly unsealed indictments: The grand jury returned one for Eric Munchel (photographed holding the bunch of zip tie handcuffs) and his mother Lisa Eisenhart assets.documentcloud.org/documents/2048…
Capitol insurrection defendant Christopher Grider allegedly told his wife to "get rid of his Trump things" after he was contacted by prosecutors, according to a new memo filed by the feds today arguing to keep Grider in custody pending trial: assets.documentcloud.org/documents/2048…

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17 Feb
A federal judge in DC is holding a detention hearing in the cases of Capitol insurrection defendants Eric Munchel (who was photographed wearing tactical gear and holding a bunch of zip tie handcuffs) and his mother Lisa Eisenhart — the govt is arguing to keep both behind bars Image
Re: the zip tie handcuffs that Munchel and Eisenhart allegedly picked up inside the Capitol, AUSA Ahmed Baset says they were visible to lots of people passing by at the time but these two not only took them, but did so "with glee" Image
Baset says it's true that Munchel and Eisenhart aren't charged with physically hurting anyone, the evidence shows they were looking for lawmakers, who had been cleared out. "They should not be given credit for that," Baset argues.
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16 Feb
Last summer, the DC chapter of Black Lives Matter sued Trump, Barr, Esper, other senior fed officials, and federal/local law enforcement over the forcible clearing of Lafayette Square before a Trump photo op: buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…

A thread on some recent docket action of note:
Today, DOJ filed a motion to dismiss claims against eight Park Police officers who are defendants, arguing they cannot be liable for carrying out "a high-level policy decision" and that there's no evidence they personally interacted with the plaintiffs: assets.documentcloud.org/documents/2048…
Motions to dismiss have been trickling in from different categories of defendants since the fall; the judge hasn't ruled yet. Trump/Barr/Esper filed back in Oct. arguing the plaintiffs lack standing and, regardless, they're shielded by sovereign immunity:  assets.documentcloud.org/documents/2048…
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16 Feb
New: Rep. Bennie Thompson filed a lawsuit in federal court today against Trump, Giuliani, the Proud Boys, and the Oath Keepers alleging they conspired to interfere with Congress's certification of the election, in violation of the Ku Klux Klan Act assets.documentcloud.org/documents/2048…
Trump is already facing a separate lawsuit alleging a violation of the Ku Klux Klan Act over his postelection activities, filed by the NAACP LDF on behalf of Black voters across the country (co-defendant in that case is the RNC) buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
Here's the full text of the section of the Ku Klux Klan Act, 42 USC 1985(1), that Thompson is invoking to sue Trump law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42…
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12 Feb
Good afternoon and a very happy Friday to you all - taking a break from tracking Capitol insurrection defendants for a few hours to cover Day 4 of Trump's impeachment trial. Stay tuned for updates.
Trump lawyer Michael van der Veen is up first, and begins with an attack on the constitutionality of the impeachment trial itself, invoking Trump's oft-repeated use of the phrase "witch hunt," and then denying Trump incited anyone
Van der Veen argues litigating "questions of election integrity within the system" is not incitement — worth noting several judges openly expressed concern about what Trump and his allies were doing buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
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11 Feb
New filing: Govt is arguing to keep Capitol insurrection def. Jessica Watkins in jail pending trial. A few new details, including that she told someone, "We are not bringing firearms" but then revised: "Weapons are ok now as well. Sorry for the confusion." assets.documentcloud.org/documents/2047…
Prosecutors arguing to keep Jessica Watkins in pretrial detention: "Crimes of this magnitude, committed with such zeal, belie any conditions of release that would reasonably assure the safety of the community or by which Watkins could be trusted to abide."
Watkins has been in custody since her arrest in Ohio on Jan. 17 — she made her initial court appearance in Ohio two days later and requested that her detention hearing be held once her case got transferred to DC (where all the Capitol insurrection cases are being prosecuted)
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10 Feb
Rep. Plaskett's presentation is a preview of what jurors may see if the criminal cases go to trial — it reminds me of the govt's presentation when the J20 cases were tried. A key question will be if defense lawyers can argue to keep the focus narrower to conduct of individ. defs
The vast majority of defendants have their own individual criminal cases (as compared to those charged jointly with conspiracy, for instance), and to the extent they go to trial, it's not clear if they'll be tried in groups, a la the J20 cases
Most of those charged in the insurrection have been granted pretrial release, but the individual defendants that Plaskett highlighted by name (Dominic Pezzola, William Calhoun, Richard Barnett) remain in custody buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
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