"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
Three months later, before his arrest, law enforcement sent undercover agents to check out Randolph.
They allege he "bragged" out his conduct on Jan 6
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Feds say undercover agents visited Randolph at his job in April and got him talking.
They allege he told agents "I was in it".. "It was f***ing fun"
And more...
Feds allege Randolph spoke of watching a female police officer have her bounce off a handrail by the stairs
*** And check out this argument by prosecutors for keeping Randolph in jail:
"Because the same lies continue to be touted by the same people who defendant believed prior to January 6"
Randolph argues for release from jail, citing history of family tragedy, stable girlfriend, and says he’s not a flight risk. He's pleaded NOT GUILTY
Lawyer says: “Mr. Randolph was never political or civically engaged prior to the 2016 Presidential election. The candidacy of Donald Trump engaged him, and for the first time in his life he voted in an election”
Judge will decide at hearing June 11
We'll be covering it
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NEW: Trump defense asks judge to reject Jack Smith request in Florida case that Trump be restricted from statements that “pose a significant, imminent, and foreseeable danger to law enforcement agents” & deceptive claims about agents
And Trump seeks sanctions against Smith team
MORE: Trump's team claims Jack Smith's request amounts to "censorship" and is "unprecedented"
Trump team also references the gag orders put in place in New York and DC cases
"The Motion also treads new—extremely problematic— ground as a requested prior restraint that is different in kind from the unconstitutional gag orders that prosecutors have sought in New York and Washington, D.C."
Justice Dept to seek 9 years prison in Jan 6 case of Mark Middleton & 7 years for Jalise Middleton
The feds' 55-page sentencing memo begins:
"Ass whoopin’ comin’” – Jalise Middleton, January 5, 2021"
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Justice Dept: "Each defendant assaulted two officers from (DC police) who were defending the Capitol. Mark Middleton assaulted one of the officers with a flagpole"
They allege the pair raised money & sought fame from case, lied under oath & "bragged" of their breach at Capitol
Feds say the pair were on frontlines & that Jalise pulled an officer "by his arm over the barricades and towards the mob of rioters.. In her assaultive efforts, she was joined by Mark, who also grabbed (the officer’s) left arm and tried to pull him over the barricades"
HOO BOY: Arraignment now in high-level Jan 6 case of John Banuelos of Illinois, who’s accused of firing gun amid mob outside Capitol
And it went off the rails… with Banuelos concluding: “Trump’s going to be back in office in 6 months, I’ve got nothing to worry about”
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Banuelos appeared by video feed from jail in Chicago and blasted his appointed defense lawyers, calling them “public pretenders”, said he isn’t being well-represented. “They’re f***ing” with me, he tells judge
The judge is …. Judge Tanya Chutkan
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Banuelos tells judge Chutkan, “I fear for my life over in DC”… and questions why he’s likely being transferred to DC from the jail cell in Chicago
Chutkan — multiple times — tries to explain that because the crime is alleged to have occurred in DC, Banuelos must come here
FLASH: Paul Pelosi reveals he's still suffering dizziness, headaches, balance problems, nerve pain and walking challenges, more than a year after he was attacked inside his California home. The husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi revealed his ongoing health problems in a letter to a federal judge today, at the sentencing of David Depape, who was convicted of attacking Paul Pelosi with a hammer in October 2022
Paul Pelosi’s letter also said, “I walk slowly and have difficulty with my balance. Nearly every day I get headaches that become migraines unless quickly addressed. I need to sleep during the day and cannot tolerate bright lights or loud noises for extended periods of time.”
Nancy Pelosi has also submitted a letter to the court ahead of Depape’s sentencing. She said the attack “Filled me with great fear and deep pain. A violent man broke into our home, threatened to kidnap me and – in his own words – made my husband Paul ‘take the punishment’ in my absence with a near-fatal attack with a hammer.”
Rep Matt Gaetz (R-FL) says he was denied a prison visit to Peter Navarro.. and it’s now sparking a review of the US Bureau of Prisons by Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee
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GOP-led Judicary Cmte has asked director of Bureau of Prisons to testify at public hearing next month, to question decision to deny recent interview/meeting between Navarro & Rep. Gaetz
Navarro is serving 4-month prison sentence at fed prison in Miami for contempt of Congress
Judiciary Committee GOP wrote, “On May 6, 2024, a member of the Committee informed the House of Representatives that you denied his request to meet with Peter Navarro, who is currently in federal custody. You allegedly denied this request because Dr. Navarro was “too notorious” to meet with a Member of Congress...."
Prosecutors argue Bozell overran police lines, smashed open a Senate window and "After brazenly facilitating the mob’s access to the building, Bozell was in the 1st group of the rioters to enter the Capitol. He joined others in a menacing pursuit of.. (Officer) up a staircase"