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4 Aug, 4 tweets, 1 min read
!1 WHOA: DC fed. judge slams Jan 6 defendant Karl Dresch & Donald Trump in sentencing hearing just now

Telling Dresch: "Your vote doesn't count any more than anyone else's. You don't get to cancel them out. Patriotism means loyalty to country... not to single head of state"
Judge is laying into Donald Trump too.. and ongoing lies about the 2020 election

This is same judge who called it a danger to have Donald Trump as "sole source of information"
But it ends up as a misdemeanor case. Dresch pleads guilty to unlawful parading/picketing, sentenced to time served, $10 penalty, $500 restitution

He'll be released from DC jail
Justice Dept didn’t give this judge much of any latitude by agreeing to low level plea agreement with defendant

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Scott MacFarlane Profile picture
6 Aug
OK... small breakthrough here.

US Justice Dept is requesting 2-month prison sentence for one of the (growing number) of Jan 6 defendants who are pleading guilty to the lower-level misdemeanor of "unlawful parading"

Robert Reeder of Maryland

(quick thread) Image
Justice Dept filing: "A lesser sentence would suggest to the public, in
general, and other rioters, specifically, that criminal acts in support of a political cause are a crime
which will go without serious punishment"
What's distinctive in this case?

Feds included this language in sentencing memo: "Although (Reeder) has pleaded guilty to Parading in the Capitol he appears to be proud of his participation in the attack on the United States Capitol"
Read 6 tweets
Scott MacFarlane Profile picture
5 Aug
President Biden shakes hands with USCP Sgt Aquilino Gonell who testified last week before US House Select Committee Image
Sgt Gonell tells @NicolleDWallace @MSNBC “Hopefully that will change the conversation. A lot of fellow citizens and some politicians continue to deny (Jan 6)”
Sgt Gonell says he still undergoes physical therapy for shoulder and foot injuries, experiences mental exhaustion, cites “trauma” and upcoming surgery in interview with @MSNBC
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Scott MacFarlane Profile picture
5 Aug
ALERT: Justice Dept asks court to jail Jan 6 defendant Sam Lazar til trial

Feds allege Lazar said, "F** the tyrants. There’s a time for peace and there’s a time for war” .. and used chemical spray on police while wearing tactical gear..& yelled "forward" to hundreds of rioters Image
Feds also allege Lazar yelled at police thru bullhorn: "Stand the f*** down... get the f*** out of the way, tyrants!”

“Let’s get their guns! Let’s get their
guns!”
Feds also accuse Lazar of saying this on video: "They maced us, those tyrannical pieces of sh**, and we maced them right the f*** back and now they’re taking the building.”
Read 5 tweets
Scott MacFarlane Profile picture
5 Aug
Yet another Jan 6 defendant is pleading guilty to "unlawful picketing" misdemeanor count (this is becoming the boiler plate low-level plea deal)

Boyd Camper of Montana is accused of filming w/ Go-Pro camera while in Capitol

This type of plea deal hasn't yielded prison so far Image
When asked by judge, Camper acknowledges seeing barricades toppled, knew he wasn't supposed to be there, says he was "caught up in the moment"... "followed the crowd'
When asked... Camper tells judge he had "no objective" when entering Capitol on Jan 6.... again says he was caught up in moment, alleges police were watching mob walk in.. "I just simply walked up to Rotunda"

He's pleading guilty, yet arguing to justify actions
Read 7 tweets
Scott MacFarlane Profile picture
4 Aug
Starting now: Sentencing in the Jan 6 case of Josh & Jess Bustle of Virginia. Not accused of damage or assault. Feds are gonna recommend "home detention" (slightly more for Jess, citing her social media posts about Pence)

Let's see if judge goes higher and orders any prison
Interesting: Judge just said there shouldn't be a presumption of probation in these Jan 6 misdemeanor cases. Raising the bar for defense lawyers here
Prosecutor: "This is not a minor crime.... The riot was an attack on the legislative seat of the United States.. and transition of power between Administrations"

"People should not assume probation is going to be the default."
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4 Aug
UPDATE: Jan 6 defendant Karl Dresch has pleaded guilty, will be sentenced to time served & will be set free

Misdemeanor case, no damage or assault

Weeks ago, judge ordered Dresch held in jail, citing threat of Trump as "sole source" of info, felony past, troubling social posts
Judge specifies Dresch was "NOT A TOURIST" ... and mentions that Dresch bragged after Jan 6 and was not "chastened or shocked" .. and posted on Jan 7 that "Pence gave our country to the communist hordes... we will be back even stronger"
Judge mentions alleged threatening words by Dresch about "snitches" "enemies" in his case

Judge: "Defendant did not come to attend a rally"

Judge: "we're not here today because he supported the former President..."

"He was here to interrupt certification of election"
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