ALERT: Judge rules US Capitol riot defendant Lonnie Coffman MUST REMAIN in jail, pending trial
Coffman is the man accused of having 11 Molotov cocktails & weapons in pickup truck on Capitol Hill Jan 6
Judge's order includes series of other alarming accusations (THREAD)
Judge's order says Capitol riot defendant Lonnie Coffman did a drive around DC - including around US Capitol - on December 11, 2020
And attempted to drive to Texas Senator Ted Cruz's home.
Then - feds say - Coffman called the office ...
Ted Cruz staffer told feds Lonnie Coffman seemed 'unbalanced" and "not 100% there" during his call to Cruz office (Senate offices receive so many phone calls, it's notable staffer recalls this call)
"wanting to help w/ election fraud"
Then there's the militia allegations ...
Feds say they found paper in Coffman's wallet which links him to Camp Lonestar in Texas
Coffman was allegedly part of 2014 activity there "where he was armed with a crack barrel 12 gauge shotgun & a 9 mm pistol"
Feds say they then searched his home and found (more thread ...)
(Lonnie Coffman is accused of bringing 11 Molotov cocktails to Capitol Hill Jan 6)
After searching his home, feds allegedly recovered more liquid-filled mason jars with hole-punched lids (matching those found in Coffman's pickup truck on Cap Hill)...& another militia reference
Federal agents allegedly retrieved a list of names from Coffman's home too.
List had Coffman's alleged descriptions of those people... including references to:
An NBC host
A "Radical Dem Senator"
A "GE Obama lapdog" and others
Investigators also allege Coffman had firearm in his possession Jan 6. Judge cites that allegation in order to hold Coffman in jail
So much for the everyone was "unarmed" argument... from some politicians
Coffman has pleaded NOT GUILTY, but will remain incarcerated in the DC Jail
Judge's order says vaccines are working, so COVID-19 risks to Coffman are reduced at jail
So at the jail... in southeast DC, hundreds of miles from his Alabama home.. he will remain
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Good morning from the 6th floor of the DC federal courthouse... where it appears Sean Dunn (so-called "sandwich guy") will NOT testify in his own defense ....
HERE WE GO: Defense in "sandwich guy" case begins its presentation to court by....
asking the judge to dismiss the case "Judgment of acquittal" ... citing rule 29
Court documents obtained by @cbsnews said pardoned Jan 6 rioter Christopher Moynihan was arrested Sunday after saying in text messages that he planned to "eliminate" Hakeem Jeffries when the top House Democrat spoke at an event in New York City on Monday.
According to a court filing by prosecutors in the New York state criminal case, pardoned Jan 6 defendant Christopher Moynihan wrote, "Hakeem Jeffries makes a speech in a few days in NYC I cannot allow this terrorist to live."
Moynihan also allegedly stated: "Even if I am hated, he must be eliminated, I will kill him for the future."
Moynihan faces a felony charge of making a terroristic threat, according to court filings shared by prosecutors.
ALERT: James Comey files 51-page motion seeking to dismiss his criminal case, arguing "government’s animus toward Mr. Comey led directly to this vindictive and selective prosecution"
"Trump has installed his former personal lawyers and advisors as high-level officials in DOJ, including as Atty General, Deputy Atty General & FBI Director. He has then publicly and repeatedly urged those officials to investigate and prosecute his longtime perceived political enemies"
From page 11 of James Comey's defense filing, arguing "vindictive prosecution"
FLASH: Brian Driscoll, the former acting FBI director who was fired by the Trump Administration last month, has filed a federal civil lawsuit against Kash Patel, Pam Bondi and the President
Driscoll and two other fired FBI leaders (Steven Jensen and Spencer Evans) allege their federal rights were violated when they were fired
Suit: "Patel not only acted unlawfully but deliberately chose to prioritize politicizing the FBI over protecting the American people"
Lawsuit filed by fired acting FBI director Brian Driscoll:
"Patel explained that there was nothing he or Driscoll could do to stop these or any other firings, because 'the FBI tried to put the President in jail and he hasn’t forgotten it.”
NEW: Judge Jia Cobb rules in favor of Federal Reserve Board governor Lisa Cook, temporarily blocking Cook's firing by Trump
In a 49-page ruling, Cobb finds Cook's procedural rights were violated and that Cook made a "strong showing" in her argument
(MORE)
Judge Cobb's ruling in favor of Lisa Cook:
"The President’s equivocal claim that Cook 'may have made false statements on one or more mortgage agreements' refers only to conduct that may have occurred before she was confirmed to her position"
The Judge italicized the word "MAY"
Judge Cobb notes that Lisa Cook didn't receive "notice" or a "hearing" before Trump sought to fire her for cause