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22 Jul, 5 tweets, 2 min read
An extremely effective argument the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia isn't making here, but could: Um, did you see what we tried to do to the Trump inauguration protesters a few years ago?
Felony rioting charges for non-violent protesters who were kettled in a public street and DIDN’T storm the U.S. Capitol. huffpost.com/entry/protesti…
This was back when wearing a mask was evidence of your involvement in a criminal conspiracy: huffpost.com/entry/inaugura…
The pro-Trump Jan. 6 defendants are benefitting from the lessons the government learned during the #J20 trials. huffpost.com/entry/j20-trum…
Trump fans are also benefiting directly from the Biden administration policy that requires individualized assessments of criminal cases (as opposed to the Trump administration policy, which mandated the harshest charges and stiffest penalties). huffpost.com/entry/doj-bide…

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23 Jul
Hearing now underway for Matthew Loganbill, who admitted to the FBI he told a Capitol officer "we came peacefully this time,” but that “it would be different if we have to come again.”

He also commented sarcastically on Facebook: "I'm just a dumb ‘terrorist' I guess.” Image
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23 Jul
Hearing now underway for five members of the Munn family of Texas.
Background: huffpost.com/entry/5-member…
All five defendants have their own defense lawyers.

Dawn Munn (“We were in capital!! … I do mean IN the building!!”) is being represented by a D.C. defense attorney who gave her clients remedial lessons in American history. huffpost.com/entry/capitol-…
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22 Jul
Guess who is right behind Jim Jordan in this photo? A Trump enthusiast who attacked officers at the Capitol on Jan. 6. #FacePaintBlowHard huffpost.com/entry/samuel-l…
“LET’S GET THEIR GUNS!”
Here’s #facepaintblowhard trying to rip down a barricade and spraying a line of officers:
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22 Jul
A plea hearing is now underway for Capitol defendant Andrew Ryan Bennett. The Maryland man was wearing a Proud Boy hat during the Capitol attack, and live-streamed on Facebook inside the Capitol building. Feds say he chanted “break it down!’” at Speaker’s Lobby doors.
Andrew Ryan Bennett will take a misdemeanor charge, and his max sentence would be six months. Here’s what he posted on Facebook before Jan. 6:
Bennett acknowledges to the judge that he was in the Capitol unlawfully, but did not engage in any destruction.
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21 Jul
Hearing for former Virginia police officer Thomas Robertson is now underway.

Robertson’s son Hunter Robertson, 21, is now on the stand. The younger Robertson just got out of the Army a few weeks ago, he said.
On the stand, Hunter Robertson claimed that the M4 rifle found in father’s bedroom belongs to him. He said his gun was in his dad’s room because there’s a gun safe with magazines in there. Prosecutor asked for brief recess, saying the son has provided inconsistent accounts.
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20 Jul
A must-read thread from @AndyKimNJ on ugly attacks he’s faced in our shared home district:
The argument from the GOP candidate at the time was that people who noted that this ham-fisted mailer was race-baiting were the REAL race-baiters.
This time, Kim’s opponent is saying the South Jersey native is not “one of us,” did not “put America first,” and was controlled by “overlords.”

Too subtle? She also tossed in “kowtow” for good measure.

Now she says he’s playing the “race card.”

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