There is a web page to solicit donations for the legal defense of Richard Barnett -- the man accused of putting feet on desk in Nancy Pelosi office suite, stealing mail & leaving vulgar note
It's .... quite something (thread)
For a $100 donation, "Richard will send you an autographed picture of him sitting in Pelosi's office personally addressed to whomever you like", according to the site
"Richard sends his deepest thanks & appreciation for any amount of money.."
The site says:
"His employment was terminated because of public pressure to fire him after his arrest"
The site says Barnett was "regularly roughed up by prison guards..... and held in solitary confinement for long periods of time" during his pre-trial detention
He's since been released.
But there's something else....
The site is making a lot of arguments about his case... which might not please federal prosecutors
"Richard wanted to exercise his 1st Amendment right to petition the government for redress of grievance"
Plus....
"He admits that he ended up in Speaker Pelosi's office, put his feet up on one of the desks, smiled for the reporter' camera, & left her a non-threatening note that the prosecutors purposely misquoted in court papers," per site
This is the note feds referenced in court docs==>
The site also says "He is instead asking those who disagree with him to reconcile the federal government's all-out prosecution of January-sixers with its failure to prosecute the 200+ Code Pink demonstrators.." from Cavanaugh hearings
There is no contact information on website for reporters with questions.
But I did track down a clip on NEWSMAX in which hosts are interviewing Barnett's lawyer about the site.
You'll notice the banner..... and the decision to include the words "The Hoax"
I've reached out to his attorney for comment. Will update you when/if a response is sent
And website says Go Fund Me would not accept this campaign
Updating earlier thread to clarify "Pelosi desk" refers to desk in Pelosi office suite, not her personal desk
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"DEFENDANT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TO ENGAGE IN VIOLENCE THAT DAY"
US Justice Dept asks court to hold Jan 6 defendant Stephen Randolph of Kentucky in jail, pending trial
** Hearing scheduled for June 11. Check out the argument from federal prosecutors (thread) **
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Prosecutors allege "Unlike many of those who
engaged in violence... (Randolph} did not stop at one act, but followed up his first assault with a second assault on law enforcement"
They say he first knocked over a barricade and an officer...
Then, more....
Next, feds say Stephen Randolph grabbed an officer by the neck
And they say he played a "leadership role", being among the first to engage in violence on Jan 6
BREAKING: Grand jury charges new superseding indictment against OathKeepers in January 6 conspiracy
This indictment adds three Florida men to the case
Joseph Hackett
Jason Dolan
William Isaacs
Conspiracy allegations grow wider. Feds allege some of the defendants added to this case were part of that "military stack" that breached the Capitol and past police on Jan 6
In new indictment, feds allege Joshua James yanked and pulled riot police out of his way and yelled "Get out of my Capitol. This is my f***ing building"
Judge rejects request for release from jail from US Capitol riot defendant Karl Dresch
Even though judge acknowledged, the feds haven't provided evidence Dresch was violent or destroyed property Jan 6.
So why did judge hold him in jail? ==> (thread)
Judge's order says Dresch has made clear "Trump's the only big shot I trust right now"
!! Then judge specifies risk of future action by Dresch, because of Trump's new blog, false accusations and the reality that Trump seems to be Dresch's "singular source of information" !!
Dresch is also accused of sending chilling messages after the riot, celebrating the mayhem.... and warning of "snitches"
THREAD: Brad Bennett of North Carolina has just filed new request to be released from jail
His case is interesting
He's accused of posting on Facebook: “FAIR WARNING. IF THIS ELECTION IS STOLEN FOR BIDEN, PATRIOTS WILL GO TO WAR.”
But there's also what happened *after* Jan 6
Feds allege Bennett went dark as they searched for him.
He was "laying low", advised others he couldn't use phone and didn't surrender for 12 days after agents notified him of arrest warrant, per feds
Oh.. and federal agents say Bennett instructed close associates to shift to "TELEGRAM" for encryption and threw a $1000 phone out of the window on the way to the courthouse