Thread by @ryanjreilly

In opinion keeping Jeffrey Sabol detained, Judge Emmet Sullivan write it's “important” to determine "to what extent President Trump’s words and actions led to the violent and shocking storming of the U.S. Capitol” but that “President Trump’s culpability is not before this Court."

Sullivan says Sabol showed “clear disregard for the law, an aversion to the fundamental tenants of our democracy, and a willingness to act violently when he believes he is 'fighting tyranny,' all of which indicate that he poses a danger to the community.” courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

Sullivan says Sabol acted on "what appears to be a sincerely held, but tremendously misguided, belief that he was acting valiantly and patriotically to fight against a tyrannical government that ‘stole' a presidential election.”

Here’s what Sullivan said during Sabol’s hearing:

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