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19 Feb, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Latest conspiracy case charged in the Capitol insurrection involves the Oath Keepers — prosecutors say an Ohio couple coordinated with Jessica Watkins and was identified in photos with the alleged Oath Keepers cluster that went into the Capitol assets.documentcloud.org/documents/2048…
Jessica Watkins, indicted in the Oath Keepers conspiracy, three days after Jan. 6 insurrection, per text excerpt in charging docs: "I've been following FBI wanted list, seems they're only interested in people who destroyed things. I wouldn't worry about them coming after us"
An Oath Keeper Charged In The Capitol Riot Texted She "Wouldn't Worry" About The FBI A Week Before Her Arrest buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
Updated: DOJ has announced that the Parkers (see: buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…) are among a group of six people added to the Oath Keepers conspiracy case, bringing total defendants to 9 — a superseding indictment was returned today, per feds, but doesn't appear available yet

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19 Feb
Capitol insurrection defendants are racking up felony counts.

A deep dive into the docs — how prosecutors are ramping up charges (and potential prison time) in cases they've already filed, and new details we're seeing about the violence that day.
buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
Last month, acting US Attorney Michael Sherwin in DC said they'd opened 400+ subject case files in connection with the Capitol insurrection investigation. DOJ spox says that number is now up to ~540 buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
As prosecutors take the Capitol insurrection cases before a grand jury, they're coming back with indictments that stack up the felonies — adding weapons enhancements and more counts for things like obstruction and assaulting police buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
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19 Feb
Capitol insurrection defendant Dominic Pezzola, who was charged in one of the Proud Boys conspiracy cases, is challenging an order keeping him in pretrial detention. A few things of note:
- His lawyer is in touch with the feds about a potential plea deal assets.documentcloud.org/documents/2048…
- Pezzola's lawyer strongly suggests ("it is believed") that there's a Proud Boys member "much more active" in the org than Pezzola who has already cut some sort of deal with the feds and is cooperating
- This is another entry in the category of Capitol insurrection defendants shifting blame to Trump/others who pushed the lie of widespread voter fraud: "..having time to reflect and see how things have revealed themselves, he now realizes he was duped into these mistaken beliefs"
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18 Feb
Yesterday, a federal judge in DC ordered detention for Eric Munchel (photog'd in tactical gear with plastic handcuffs) and Lisa Eisenhart (co-defendant and Munchel's mother): buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…

Eisenhart's lawyer is appealing that order, per new filing:
Update: Eric Munchel (the guy photographed in the Capitol holding zip tie handcuffs) is now also appealing yesterday's order keeping him in jail pending trial.

Previously: buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
This is the first ruling on pretrial detention for Capitol insurrection defendants to head up to the DC Circuit — given that there are ongoing detention fights and more prosecutions to come, any DC Circuit precedent on how judges should be analyzing this could be a big deal
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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
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"
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
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…
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