Judge ruled today that Robert Sanford, who threw a fire extinguisher at police during the Capitol insurrection, can be released pretrial with a GPS monitor. 
Here’s something I’d missed: an attorney for Robert Sanford — the man who was captured on video striking three police officers with a fire extinguisher — said in a filing over the weekend that Sanford had traveled to D.C. on a Turning Point USA bus.
Having looked at the Facebook pages of a lot of charged insurrectionists, can say with some authority that many charged insurrectionists were big fans of content produced by employees of Turning Point USA.
Sanford’s lawyer said at a prior hearing that Sanford had not been to D.C. since he was 13, and "went down there for protests on a free bus that was being offered for free rides.” courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
Here’s a link to the 2/27 court filing from Robert Sanford’s lawyer that says the defendant — a former firefighter caught on video assaulting three police officers with a fire extinguisher — traveled to D.C. on Turning Point USA’s dime: courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
"Mr. Sanford has repeatedly expressed contrition to undersigned counsel for his
actions on January 6th and is adamant that he has no interest in protest or politics going forward.”
actions on January 6th and is adamant that he has no interest in protest or politics going forward.”
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