John Lolos — a Jan. 6 defendant who was "continuously yelling 'Trump 2020!’” on an airplane and then got nabbed because an airport officer happened to spot him in an Instagram video — is at his plea hearing. It’s been a bit bumpy so far. He just complained the FBI was very rude.
John Lolos is trying to amend the agreement, claiming that an officer was luring him into a hallway inside the Capitol.

Prosecutor says they can stop right now and set this for trial if Lolos is really going to push on this.

Lolos’ lawyer is taking him into a breakout room.
Lolos has withdrawn his request to amend the statement of facts, his lawyer states. But Lolos might try to elaborate on his tale about an officer luring him into a hallway at sentencing, his lawyer says. Bottom line is he acknowledges he made a his own choice to enter Capitol.
Lolos seems to have questions about every aspect of the plea agreement. He asks the judge about the difference between prison and jail. He then brought up how many times he’s searched at the airport. His lawyer is desperately trying to keep him on track.
John Lolos pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor.

“Yes I did protest, yes I did picket, yes.”

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6 Aug
A hearing is underway for Capitol defendant 49-year-old Matthew Council, one of the few cases in which a defendant was arrested on the scene on Jan. 6. Pretrial services says he was arrested again in June. Government wants him banned from using alcohol. Image
Matthew Council was held in a psychiatric facility for stabilization, per his attorney, who says Council is on Social Security disability because of his mental health needs.
Matthew Council flew up to D.C. with a family member yesterday for this in-person hearing, and apparently ran into some trouble and had to deplane. Lawyer said she believes it had to do with Jan. 6 defendants being flagged by the TSA.
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5 Aug
The feds have filed their memo in support of pretrial detention for Samual Lazar, aka #FacePaintBlowHard. It makes very clear that they’ve been following the work of #SeditionHunters closely. ImageImage
Samuel Lazar was arrested last week for assaulting officers at the Capitol on Jan. 6. We broke the news of his arrest here, in the middle of the Jan. 6 select committee hearing: huffpost.com/entry/samuel-l…
Feds note that Lazar was convicted of lying in an ATF form in an attempt to obtain a firearm at a gun show, and that he "hatched a plan with his brother for his brother to purchase the firearm, however, the gun store owner denied the sale.” Image
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5 Aug
BREAKING: DOJ announces probe into Phoenix police department.
Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke says the decision follows an extensive review of publicly available information on the Phoenix Police Department’s actions. Image
This is the third pattern-or-practice probe announced by the Justice Department since the beginning of the Biden administration. Such probes look broadly at the conduct of local law enforcement agencies. Image
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5 Aug
“Foxmania” Jan. 6 defendant Anthony Antonio is making a virtual court appearance.

Before the judge joined, his Delaware lawyer made small talk about when the Washington Football Team is finally going to get a real name.

huffpost.com/entry/anthony-…
Lawyer Joe Hurley — "a prominent Wilmington defense attorney known for his bravado and courtroom theatrics” — is having trouble finding someone to sponsor his admission into the D.C. bench.

Judge Amy B. Jackson isn’t happy.
delawareonline.com/story/news/loc…
“Our court doesn't just let attorneys whoosh in here from jurisdictions all over the country” without being admitted or having local co-counsel, Judge Jackson says.
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5 Aug
"We're going to take this damn place."

Jan. 6 defendant Boyd Allen Camper’s plea hearing is underway. He told law enforcement he “picked the right hole” in the police line to get into the Capitol building. Image
Judge: What was the purpose of you going inside?

Camper: There really wasn’t no objective… The door was held open by somebody who appeared professional, he was nicely dressed… I was walking blindly and I ended up in the rotunda and I thought "Oh my gosh, I’m in the rotunda."
Camper: It was a bad choice, I was just caught up in the moment. My head wasn’t on right, I was just caught up in a moment and making bad decisions. Image
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5 Aug
The feds sealed up their case against “George Washington” using cell phone tower pings and facial recognition. Story with @sanjanakaranth: huffpost.com/entry/feds-arr…
Don’t know how that Delaware River crossing would’ve gone with the digital dragnet. huffpost.com/entry/feds-arr…
The special agent when “George Washington” showed up to his voluntary FBI interview with both his cell phone and “the colonial attire he wore on January 6.” huffpost.com/entry/feds-arr…
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