The government has indicated that it will object to Danny Rodriguez trying to argue at trial that he electroshocked D.C. Officer Mike Fanone on Jan. 6 on behalf of former President Trump.
They also argue that his Miranda warning before he confessed to electroshocking Officer Mike Fanone was valid, and that his interview should not be suppressed. huffpost.com/entry/danny-ro…
"The defendant never requested a lawyer. The defendant never invoked his right to remain
silent. The defendant remained out of handcuffs for the entire interview.”
“...the defendant immediately responded to the follow up statement by Special Agent Elias that 'Everybody else is going to talk about it,' by stating 'Yeah. I’m pretty ashamed.’”
DOJ: "Because the statements were voluntary and not the result of coercive police tactics, they should not be suppressed.”
DOJ rejecting Rodriguez's “Trump made me do it” affirmative defense: "The United States of America, by and through its attorney, the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, respectfully objects to the defendant’s affirmative defense of public authority…”
"there really is no centralized role in this for Defense or the Federal government components. This sits squarely in MPD's realm. I'm trying to tamp this down with the Deputy like I have the last couple of protests but this one may be different..."
From the latest batch of FBI emails on Jan. 6:
"It's her very first day in this position. He didn't tell her what the document was, or who wrote it, unfortunately and then went back to the 7th floor for more meetings..."
The only man known to have participated in both the newsman fight in Anchorman (2004) and the U.S. Capitol attack (2021) has formally pleaded guilty in connection with the latter.
Jay Johnston’s sentencing hearing in DC is set for Oct. 7, not long before his Mr. Show colleague David Cross appears in DC at the Warner Theater for his “The End Of The Beginning Of The End” show.
THREAD: Over two years ago, a Jan. 6 defendant told a court that he'd witnessed Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes (now serving an 18 year seditious conspiracy sentence) that he'd witnessed Rhodes try to contact Donald Trump during the Capitol attack.
That Jan. 6 defendant, William Todd Wilson, admitted that he heard Rhodes “repeatedly implore" an unidentified party he was speaking with "to tell President Trump to call upon groups like the Oath Keepers to forcibly oppose a transfer of power." nbcnews.com/politics/justi…
Rhodes himself was convicted at trial and, in May 2023, sentenced to 18 years in federal prison. But that phone call wasn't a focus for prosecutors.
The only man known to have participated in both the News Fight in Anchorman (2004) and the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol (2021) plans to plead guilty on July 8, per court docket.
He doesn’t count for any “law enforcement officers who stormed the Capitol” stats, but he’s certainly played a cop a bunch! nbcnews.com/politics/justi…