!!! ALERT - Court orders release of body camera video in the case of Thomas Webster, the retired New York police officer accused of attacking DC police on frontlines on January 6.
(Warning - language)
This was what DC police faced on Jan 6
It's DC police bodycamera video
Per court documents, this is another angle of the attack
When FBI questioned Webster, they pressed him on whether he had any affiliation with Proud Boys, 3%-ers, OathKeepers. He said no. They pressed him on whether he used encrypted apps or knew anyone in Congress..... he said no Per court docs
Webster was a NYPD officer from 1999-2011, including service as a uniformed officer at City Hall. He was also a Marine (feds say the flag he was swinging was a Marine Corps flag)
Webster is arguing for his release from jail til trial. His lengthy motion includes this passage:
"It was only after tear gas & pepper spray were deployed by police upon this group of peaceful protestors that the crowd changed"
And... in his motion for release from jail... Webster criticizes the officer for "'mocking several protestors" and for reaching over the barricade
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And Webster accuses the officer of using "provocative hand gestures"
His attorney says Webster had never attended a political rally and "possesses no strong political beliefs"
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HEADS-UP: We have our 1st sentencing memo (recommendation) from US Justice Dept in January 6 case
It's a lower-level case. And not likely to be representative of some other cases to come. But here goes:
Bottom-line, they're seeking 3 YEARS PROBATION for Anna Morgan
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Anna Morgan is a 49 y/o from Florida who allegedly got the idea of going to the Capitol from her hairdresser
She's expected to plead guilty next week
She's not accused of assaulting anyone or destroying property, but allegedly said & posted some things
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Feds allege Morgan said this after Jan 6: "I’m so glad we were there. For the experience and memory but most of all we can spread the truth about what happened and open the eyes of some of our friends.”
Prosecutors have just dropped a scathing filing against Richard Barnett, the man accused of putting feet on Pelosi suite desk & leaving vulgar note
he wants permission to go to a car show 215 miles away this weekend.... US DOJ hits back hard
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Feds say Barnett's release condition should be stiffened, not loosened
They allege cops have been called multiple times to Barnett property, he held a party there... and they note his legal defense fundraising website, where he offered signed photo of him at desk for $100
We could get our first sentencing in a Jan 6 case tomorrow
A misdemeanor case against a 49-year-old grandma from Florida who says she went to the Capitol at the urging of her hairdresser
She's expected to plea guilty tomorrow... but check out what she filed
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Anna Morgan-LLoyd is charged with unlawful entry, disrupting proceedings & disorderly conduct
Feds say she posted on FACEBOOK after January 6:
"That was the most exciting day of my life"
"I'm so glad we were there"
But says something different in letter to judge today
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Her attorney says this about Anna Morgan-Lloyd
"Though she supported the past president in January, she totally accepts President Biden as the leader of our country. She respects the rule of law and was
horrified when she saw videos of insurgents at the Capitol on January 6"