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19 Oct, 5 tweets, 1 min read
Arraignment is about to begin for a U.S. Capitol police officer charged with obstruction for allegedly advising a Jan. 6 rioter to scrub his social media trail.

I'll be covering the proceedings for @LawCrimeNews.

Background from last week below:

lawandcrime.com/u-s-capitol-br…
Through his attorney, Michael A. Riley enters pleas of not guilty to two counts of obstruction.
Prosecutors anticipate that discovery in this case will be complete this week.
Judge Amy Berman Jackson: Has there been a plea offer extended?

AUSA: There has not.
It's a quick wrap.

Next hearing set for Nov. 29.

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20 Oct
Lev Parnas will NOT be testifying at his trial, his lawyer Joseph Bondy just told a judge.
Andrey Kukushkin also will not be testifying, he says.
After Bondy discloses that the defense will rest today, Judge Oetken says he will give jurors a free day today.
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19 Oct
The @January6thCmte's business meeting to vote on a contempt report for Steve Bannon is about to begin.

Follow along with me in this thread.

Background here, @lawcrimenews lawandcrime.com/high-profile/j…
You can watch the proceedings here on YouTube.
Chairman @BennieGThompson:

"Let me start by saying that it gives me no joy that I've been forced to call this meeting."
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19 Oct
The defense case begins in the Lev Parnas trial.

Parnas's attorney Joseph Bondy calls Joseph Ahearn, a director of the pro-Trump super PAC America First Action.

Seen below: Texts between Parnas and Ahearn released by the House Intel Committee during Trump's first impeachment. ImageImage
Bondy asks whether there would be any questions that would cause Ahearn to invoke the Fifth Amendment.

"Potentially," Ahearn replies.

Read more of the Parnas and Ahearn messages here: judiciary.house.gov/uploadedfiles/…
Judge Oetken says that's enough to have him sign an immunity order.

The judge then calls out the jury.
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13 Oct
Good morning from New York.

The trial of Lev Parnas and Andrey Kukushkin is about to begin here in Manhattan Federal Court.

Before opening statements were slated to begin, Judge Oetken said a juror disclosed a possible scheduling issue.

Background: lawandcrime.com/high-profile/e…
The judge excused the juror. There are now two alternates.

Openings anticipated in roughly 10 minutes after the judge initially instructs the panel.
AUSA Aline R Flodr begins by noting that a "Russian tycoon" wired $1 million before the 2018 elections.

"The law requires that political contributions be made in the true donor's name."

"Here, the defendants hid where that money came from."
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6 Oct
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.
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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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