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Kyle Cheney

@kyledcheney

21 Oct

NEW: A federal judge sentenced Troy SMOCKS to 14 months for threatening lawmakers on social media on Jan. 6-7.

Smocks, who is Black, claimed he was facing harsher treatment than white Jan. 6 defendants.

Judge Chutkan called his remarks “offensive.”

politico.com/news/2021/10/2…

Smocks, who has been detained since January, described his upbringing in the segregated south. He invoked MLK and noted some plea deals cut by white rioters like Brandon Straka.

“This is racism,” he said.

politico.com/news/2021/10/2…

But Chutkan thoroughly rejected his claims. She noted his extensive criminal history and the brazenness of his threats.

“People died fighting for civil rights,” she said. “For you to hold yourself up as somehow a soldier in that fight is audacious.” politico.com/news/2021/10/2…

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Kyle Cheney

@kyledcheney

21 Oct

Troy SMOCKS, a black defendant who is being sentenced for making threats related to Jan. 6, is using his sentencing hearing to argue that he's being punished more harshly for his crime than white Jan. 6 defendants.

Smocks says he was raised in segregated south and just wants "to be treated equally."

"Brandon Straka ... He was allowed to plead guilty to a class 3 misdemeanor with a $500 fine. Again, he’s a white guy. This is racism."

SMOCKS has been detained since January 15. He has an extensive criminal history. He's about to receive a sentence from Judge Tanya Chutkan.

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Kyle Cheney

@kyledcheney

20 Oct

https://twitter.com/kristin__wilson/status/1450833954815287301

Notably, Jordan’s own interactions with Trump leading up to Jan. 6 are among the topics of interest to the committee.

https://twitter.com/kristin__wilson/status/1450833954815287301

Also expect Jim Banks — McCarthy’s initial pick to be ranking member on Jan. 6 committee — to testify.

GAETZ, who has defended the detained Jan. 6 defendants, is also expected to testify here.

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Kyle Cheney

@kyledcheney

19 Oct

@joshgerstein

NEWS: The full House's criminal contempt vote on Steve Bannon is planned for *Thursday,* multiple House Democratic sources tell us.

The latest on contempt from me, @joshgerstein and @heatherscope

politico.com/news/2021/10/1…

@joshgerstein

@joshgerstein @heatherscope THOMPSON lays down a marker — criminal contempt for those who defy committee:

"I want other witnesses to understand something very plainly: if you’re thinking of following the path Mr. Bannon has gone down, you’re on notice that this is what you’ll face" politico.com/news/2021/10/1…

@joshgerstein

@joshgerstein @heatherscope NOTABLE from Cheney:

"Mr. Bannon’s and Mr. Trump’s privilege arguments do...appear to reveal 1 thing: they suggest that Pres. Trump was personally involved in the planning and execution of January 6th. And this committee will get to the bottom of that"

politico.com/news/2021/10/1…

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Kyle Cheney

@kyledcheney

18 Oct

JUST IN: The Jan. 6 select committee has released its report and resolution calling for BANNON to be referred to DOJ for criminal contempt charges. docs.house.gov/meetings/IJ/IJ…

The House and Trump both drew from the Mazars ruling to support their cases today >>>

IMPORTANT: As the committee notes, there are *many* subjects lawmakers could ask Bannon about that clearly have no conceivable relationship to 'executive privilege' at all.

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