A hearing in the case of white supremacist Army Reservist Timothy Hale-Cusanelli in connection with the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol is about to begin.
I'll cover the proceedings virtually, for @lawcrimenews.
Judge McFadden seems to indicate that logistics affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic won't permit the Nov. 9 trial date, which he wanted to establish over the government's objections.
Feds say they still need to sift through a massive discovery haul of videos.
Hale-Cusanelli has wanted a quicker date, asserting his Speedy Trial rights.
Regardless of the logistical picture, Capitol Breach Discovery Coordinator Emily Miller says the government should get the delay for reasons cited in their motion.
Miller: Given nature and volume of the material, we still haven't had an opportunity to complete our discovery.
"To be absolutely clear, we are not trying to say that this will never end," Miller said, referring to the discovery process.
It's just that the Jan. 6 docket is enormous.
A glimpse at a govt motion from last month to continue trial.
Judge Dabney Friedrich says the plea agreement is dated Aug. 31.
Q: Do you understand the charges against you?
A: I do, your honor.
Judge Friedrich finds Brandon Straka competent and confirms he wants to plead guilty to one misdemeanor count: disorderly conduct inside a Capitol building.
He says he does.
She questions him about the agreement he signed and his knowledge of its consequences.
An Air Force veteran who posted a photo of a door next to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's conference room with the caption "We're in" has an ongoing sentencing hearing.
The grand jury really ratcheted up the charges with this new indictment.
And the prosecution's investigation apparently considerably advanced since the guilty plea and cooperation of their alleged co-conspirator Josiah Colt.
The new charges detail their chilling alleged communication before Jan. 6, a day Sandlin supposedly believed Trump would decide to "cross the Rubicon."
A frequent pro-Trump fantasy around the time, the phrase refers to Julius Caesar action that led to him becoming a dictator.