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.

Background on the case from July: lawandcrime.com/u-s-capitol-si…
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.

Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco… Image

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6 Oct
The founder of the pro-Trump "WalkAway Campaign" has a plea agreement hearing underway in a case about the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol.

I'm covering the proceedings virtually, for @LawCrimeNews.

Background, via @LambeJerry lawandcrime.com/u-s-capitol-si…
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.
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5 Oct
The final pre-trial conference for Lev Parnas and accused co-conspirator Andrey Kukushkin is about to begin.

Igor Fruman and David Correia previously pleaded guilty.

Covering the hearing, for @LawCrimeNews.
The lawyers are introducing themselves.

U.S. District Judge J. Paul Oetken notes that trial is set for one *week* from today.
Judge Oetken pivots to the arraignment on the third superseding indictment.

The prosecutor said it is "substantively the same" as the prior one, with the "speaking allegations" removed.

Parnas pleads not guilty.

So does Kukushkin.
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4 Oct
Ex-'Apprentice' contestant Summer Zervos's lawsuit against Trump returns to court for first hearing of his post-presidency.

I'll be covering virtually for @LawCrimeNews.

Background, via @LambeJerrylawandcrime.com/high-profile/n… via @lawcrimenews
Plaintiff's counsel notes that the case has been pending nearly five years now.
Trump's new lawyer Alina Habba is now up. She claims she is going to file a counterclaim under NY's new anti-SLAPP law.

Read more about Habba here. lawandcrime.com/high-profile/t…
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29 Sep
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.

I'll be covering it for @LawCrimeNews.
Derek Jancart engaged in a "propaganda campaign" to convince people that there was no violence at the Capitol, the prosecutor says.

"He has expressed no remorse for his actions," she says.
"He swore an oath to defend the country," and instead he participated in an "attack on democracy itself," the prosecutor says.
Read 21 tweets
28 Sep
A hearing in the case against the man accused of assaulting Officer Michael Fanone is about to begin.

Background from April, @lawcrimenews
lawandcrime.com/u-s-capitol-si…
Prosecutors say plea negotiations are underway in the case.
The case has three defendants. The plea offers will not be tied together.

U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson sets a date for another conference on Nov. 29.
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27 Sep
"'There Is Going to Be Violence': Man Seen Smoking Joint Inside U.S. Capitol Allegedly Discussed 'Shipping Guns,' Called Jan. 6 the 'Boogaloo'"

A deep dive into Ronald Sandlin and Nathaniel DeGrave's superseding indictment, @lawcrimenews.

Quick thread— lawandcrime.com/u-s-capitol-br…
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.
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