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…
Danny Rodriguez’s Miranda acknowledgement: 
"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.”
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…”
Our story from February identifying Danny Rodriguez: huffpost.com/entry/fanone-t…
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