NOW: Judge begins hearing for Jason Dolan to determine if the accused OathKeeper should be held in jail til trial in Jan 6 case. Dolan is accused of being part of “military stack” that breached the police line and entry
Dolan has been arraigned. And entered plea of not guilty. Now arguments about whether to hold Dolan In jail
Prosecutors say Dolan is “danger to community”. They say he deposited “multiple high powered long guns” at hotel in Virginia for second wave “quick reaction force” on Jan 6.
Feds allege some OathKeepers took photos and did “reconnaissance” outside Capitol on Jan 5
Prosecutors say his cellphone data shows accused OathKeeper Jason Dolan near Capitol on Jan 5. Feds are reviewing surveillance video. Of alleged reconnaissance
Feds say Dolan went to line of Capitol Police riot officers and pulls an officer out of the line ... “not a passive bystander”
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Ahead of today's sentencing of Jan 6 misdemeanor defendant Kimberly Dragoo, feds note post-arrest statements:
"Once Kimberly’s federal charges were unsealed and reported on by a local news organization, she reposted the news alert and commented that “No charges have been filed!!!"
They say she also wrote to local school board to say she was "innocent until proven guilty"... two months *after* she pleaded guilty
Hoo boy. This hearing didn't go quietly. A set of arguments and proclamations unlike I've heard in other Jan 6 cases
Stand by
Kim & Steve Dragoo of Missouri pleaded guilty to misdemeanor parading charge. They entered Capitol *twice* amid the mob, which often captures the attention of Justice Dept & judges
Their defense lawyer is a familiar name: Bruce Castor, who represented Donald Trump at impeachment
"They loaded up a van with weapons and traveled across the country with the single-minded purpose to obstruct the certification of the Electoral College results"
Feds seek 8-years prison for Jan 6 defendants linked to 3-%ers, found guilty of conspiracy
MORE: Justice Dept seeks 8-years prison for Erik Warner, Derek Kinnison & Ronald Mele
78 months prison for Felipe Martinez
"On Jan 6.. wearing tactical gear & carrying weapons, they knowingly, voluntarily & enthusiastically joined forces with others in forming a mob that accomplished their goal—for a time"
Notable that the feds include some pre-Jan 6 messages from group
"On December 25, 2020, Kinnison messaged the group, invoking the American revolution of 1776 and writing, “[W]e have reached our ‘throw off such government’ moment.”
The US House Rules Committee takes up the following bills next week ("messaging bills" that will not become law)
"Stop Unaffordable Dishwasher Standards Act"
"Affordable Air Conditioning Act"
"Refrigerator Freedom Act"
"Clothes Dryers Reliability Act"
"Liberty in Laundry Act"
"Hands Off Our Home Appliances Act"
Democrats plan some amendments on these appliance-related bills, including one that'd require the House debate and pass Ukraine aid
Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) offers an amendment that would "commission a study to determine the number of appliances confiscated by the Biden-Harris administration"
Defense is challenging the inclusion of quotes by Antony Vo in the pre-sentencing report .. including messages by Vo in which he acknowledged entering Capitol with his mom on Jan 6… and in which he took partial credit for stopping electoral vote count
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Judge Chutkan interjects as defense makes argument and says Vo has a bigger problem he needs to deal with at today’s sentencing
Judge is concerned about Vo’s statements AFTER his conviction at trial. She urges defense to talk to Vo and strategize .. before Vo addresses court
Feds to seek 11+ years prison in Capitol riot case of Zachary Alam, who is accused of being part of mob that overran police outside House Speaker's Lobby
They allege "Alam and other rioters surged forward towards the House Main Door in an attempt to enter the House chamber"
MORE: Justice Dept argues "Alam intentionally put himself at the front of the mob, where he threatened the USCP officers, yelling “I’m going to fu**k you up!” in their faces. Alam pushed against the officers, creating an opening so he could punch the glass panes of the doors"
MORE: Justice Dept says "After shattering the glass panels, Alam turned around and rallied the crowd behind him, announcing that the problem was with the House members"
Members were hiding beneath seats in upper level of House chamber.. some calling/texting alerts to families
ALERT: Judge Royce Lamberth sentences Jan 6 defendant Taylor Johnatakis to 87 months prison …. saying, among other things, Johnatakis showed contrition at trial, but changed his story later.. “based on his audience”
Judge says Johnatakis was brazen and flouted jail rules while in custody ahead of sentencing.. circumventing policy to call into a podcast in Jan 2024… during which Johnatakis allegedly claimed “we did nothing… we touched a gate” and claimed Jan 6 was “overblown”
Judge criticized Johnatakis for making brazen claims to jury while serving as his own defense lawyer at trial. Judge says Johnatakis “sought to testify” during closing arguments, claiming facts not in evidence, to avoid cross-examination