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Thomas Sibick is back in court this morning, again trying to argue for pretrial release. A judge denied the same request earlier this month. Previous: google.com/amp/s/www.wusa… #CapitolRiot @wusa9 @EricFlackTV

Last time he was before Judge Amy B. Jackson, Sibick's attorney, Stephen Brennwald, argued he was trying to help Officer Mike Fanone up when he inadvertently robbed him of his badge and radio.
Jackson, needless to say, was not convinced.
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Thomas Sibick's attorney says he was "one person before 2016, and one person afterward." Says he went out to Utah to "find himself" and then came back and started school, got his MBA by 2019.

"He was a changed person, decided he needed to settle down, buckle down."

"He was on track to finally grow up," Thomas Sibick's attorney says about his supposed change after 2016. He's responding to Judge Jackson saying she has grown more concerned about Sibick's previous criminal history.

"His mental thought process has changed a lot," Brennwald says. "I'm not saying he's a liberal. I'm not saying he's an Elizabeth Warren fan. But his mindset has changed so much that he had to get out of that unit."

Brennwald says #CapitolRiot defendants being detained together in the D.C. Jail are "radicalizing." Says he's heard them singing the Star Spangled Banner, which they do every night at 9. "It was almost cult-like." Referring to this story by @misstessowen. vice.com/en/article/akv…

Judge Jackson: "He came here fired up about the stolen election. Where was he getting his information? Facebook? The news?"

Brennwald says Thomas Sibick was "watching Fox News in a manic haze" and came to D.C. on January 6.

Thomas Sibick wrote a letter to Judge Jackson saying he now "loathes" Donald Trump and that Trump should be "ostracized" from society. You can read it here: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

Brennwald suggests a release condition could be that Thomas Sibick not be allowed "to watch TV or anything that could inflame his thoughts."

Thomas Sibick's father, Dr. Eugene Sibick, is going to speak now. Judge Jackson is warning him that, if she releases his son to his custody, he has to be the one to alert pretrial services and send him back to jail if he violates the terms of his conditions.

"I'm not going to order that he not watch Fox News. I'm going to order that you turn off the talk shows, period. No MSNBC either," Judge Jackson says. "I'm trying to make sure it's a calm environment. And I'm looking to you to make sure of that."

Thomas Sibick's father breaks into tears, saying he'll do anything he has to to get his son home.

Brennwald: "I want to add that Mr. Sibick has gone through extraordinary lengths to separate himself from the toxic environment he was in in that unit."

Judge Jackson is granting the motion to reopen the detention hearing. Has not ruled on whether to release him yet (although it sounds like she's leaning that way).

Judge Jackson: "It's true that he comes from a good family, a good upbringing, but that comes both ways. Because it means at all points, including on January 6, he knew better!"

Judge Jackson: "It's worth noting that, despite what people say about CTF, he experienced this [mental health] breakthrough with the help of the professionals there."

Judge Jackson says the government has "scoured" Thomas Sibick's social media, and it shows he did not make the kind of threats, before or after January 6, that have resulted in other #CapitolRiot defendants being held pretrial.

Judge Jackson says she's compelled by the "toxic environment" and the "incredible pressure [Thomas Sibick]'s had to resist to be someone" in the D.C. Jail unit where the #CapitolRiot defendants are being held.

Judge Jackson: "I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt, which I think you've earned... please understand, Mr. Sibick, that you will get only one chance."

Judge Jackson releases Thomas Sibick to the custody of his parents. He will be under 24-hour home incarceration, must stay away from D.C. and any political rallies and must continue his psychiatric treatment. No firearms. Can't watch any political TV programming. No social media.