The feds say Jan. 6 defendant Jenna Ryan — who said she’s “definitely not going to jail” — should definitely go to jail. huffpost.com/entry/jenna-ry…
“Perhaps the most compelling need for specific deterrence arises from the defendant’s misguided belief that she is above the law, or at least insulated from incarceration.” huffpost.com/entry/jenna-ry…
The feds say Jenna Ryan “drew on her considerable experience as a social media influencer to promote violence before her arrival at the Capitol.” huffpost.com/entry/jenna-ry…
“On Twitter and in televised interviews, the defendant described herself as a patriot who did nothing wrong and who was deserving of a presidential pardon.”
“She publicly sought a presidential pardon for her crimes while also blaming others, such as the FBI and ‘antifa,’ for the violence and destruction of property that occurred on January 6 without acknowledging her own considerable contribution to the belligerence.”
In a letter to the judge, Jenna Ryan states that she “cannot always display remorse” on social media because she is marketing herself.
“My social media is an image I project and not my real life,” she writes.
"I try to balance my life and come across as happy and well adjusted. It’s all about image management.” — Jenna Ryan
"Some actions I took that day were good. I came to DC to protest the election results.”
"It is my belief that America is presently in an 'Information War.’”
The title of the file is "New Letter to Judge Cooper,” suggesting Jenna Ryan’s lawyer had some edits to the first draft.
"Her comments on social media reflected her belief that a wrong had been committed in the way the Presidential election had been conducted, that there were significant acts of election fraud, and that the Presidency had, in effect, been stolen.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
Responding to Jenna Ryan’s claim that she didn’t observe violence, the government provided this photo of her filming the media smash.
DOJ says Jenna Ryan "seeks to minimize her own conduct” in her letter to the judge.
"The United States submits that no reasonable person… would consider people 'climbing the walls' to be an appropriate or peaceful means of entering the Capitol…”
DOJ in court: The defendant cannot use the First Amendment to incite.
Defense attorney argues that Jenna Ryan went to D.C. on Jan. 6 to take part in a celebration of American freedom.
Judge Christopher Cooper questions Ryan’s lawyer on whether she knew there was chaos before she went down to the Capitol.
“She is a social butterfly,” says Jenna Ryan’s attorney. She likes to go on the internet and post things, he adds.
Judge says that Jenna Ryan is entitled to make her statements, and that he’s entitled to factor her comments into his sentencing decision when he considers the need for deterrence.
Judge: "I don't think you could have missed the fact that this was no peaceful protest… You were a cheerleader, you cheered it on."
Judge says Jenna Ryan’s comments after the Capitol attack downplay her role.
“I just shouldn’t tweet,” Ryan tells the judge.
Judge Cooper on Twitter: “You get yourself into that briar patch, and you’ve gotta live with it.”
Judge Cooper says Jenna Ryan’s case “has generated a fair amount of public interest.” People will want to know how she was sentenced, and the sentence should tell them we take it seriously.
When Brent Bozell IV was in his formative teen years, his father founded a group to protect the American public from “Friends," "Dawson’s Creek" and "Spin City.”
Turns out that wasn’t the type of media that Bozell, now in his mid-40s, needed to avoid.
Back in 2020, after Donald Trump lost the presidential election, the official account of the Arizona Republican Party started getting a little... wild.
In late night tweets, they started asking followers if they were ready to die for Trump.
When another Twitter user called the person behind the account "one of the funniest posters in the state," the AZGOP's comms director posted this:
Days later, on Dec. 14, 2020, the Arizona Republican Party posted footage of the fake electors signing. That video is now a key piece of evidence in the Arizona criminal indictment of the fake electors.
L. Brent Bozell Jr. and L. Brent Bozell III shaped the conservative movement in the 20th and 21st century.
Justice Department prosecutors are seeking almost 12 yrs in federal prison (and a domestic terrorism enhancement) for L. Brent Bozell IV, who stormed the Capitol on Jan 6.
"There are few rioters on January 6 who were involved in as many pivotal breaches as Bozell."
"during his trial testimony, Bozell came up with outrageous justifications for his conduct on January 6 that were both inconsistent with the video evidence and implausible"
"Donald Trump and his advisers knew that he had in fact lost the election but despite this knowledge they engaged in a massive effort to spread false and fraudulent information to convince huge portions of the U.S. population that fraud had stolen the election from him."
-- Defense sentencing memo for Jan. 6 defendant Alex Harkrider
"Trump refused to concede. He showed himself willing to undermine confidence in the democratic process and in time, managed to convince nearly three-quarters of his supporters (to include Mr. Harkrider) that the loser was actually the winner." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
"when a friend who has saved your life makes stupid statements in public, you don’t tell them to shut up. You just put up, and that is what Alex did."
So, yes, today, Ryan Nichols, Ryan Nichols was sentenced to more than five years in federal prison and given a $200K fine.
"I will f---ing die for this," Nichols said on video after the Jan. 6 attack. "But before I do that, I plan on making other people die first, for their country, if it gets down to that."
DOJ seeking nearly seven years in federal prison for Ryan Nichols, who will be sentenced on Thursday.
Ryan Nichols talked about his desire to drag politicians through the streets before getting to the Capitol, assaulted law enforcement on video, then confessed on video in the third person.
This is what Donald Trump Jr. falsely claimed about his case, before Ryan Nichols pleaded.
Before Donald Trump Jr. took up his cause, Ryan Nichols told the FBI that he “no longer trusted” Donald Trump and his ilk because he “felt they had led him in the wrong direction.”