Stephen Bannon, now facing 2 counts of contempt of Congress, has hired former Trump impeachment attorney David Schoen and former AUSA Evan Corcoran to defend him. Corcoran is one of the Silverman Thompson attorneys representing Capitol Police Officer Angelo Riley. #CapitolRiot
Bannon is expected to appear in court today at 1:30 p.m. before U.S. Magistrate Judge Robin Meriweather.
There are at least four other cases on the magistrate judge's docket today. No way to know whether they'll want to knock Bannon's initial appearance out first or put him last. Either way, hearings should start in 5 minutes or so.
The initial appearance for Steve Bannon is up first. His attorney says they are consenting to the arraignment before Magistrate Judge Meriweather, but are not waiving any rights. U.S. Judge Carl Nichols will oversee the case going forward.
I guess they're actually not going to do the arraignment before the magistrate judge. Bannon's attorneys raised questions about doing it, since he's only facing misdemeanor charges. He'll be arraigned before Judge Nichols.
Steven Bannon will be back in court (virtually) Thursday at 11 a.m. before Judge Nichols for his arraignment.
Pretrial services says it is in possession of Steven Bannon's passport. Bannon will be granted pretrial release on condition that he report in once a week and notify pretrial services ahead of any travel outside of D.C.
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"VA is going to pay me and they're going to pay you too," the owners of the school told veterans — promising them access to money from the post-9/11 GI Bill without having to spend it on school.
Charge is conspiracy to commit wire fraud – maximum sentence 20 years in prison and maximum fine of up to $250,000 OR twice the gross gain (which, in this case, would be into the millions).
Offense level is 20, so estimated sentencing guideline of 33-41 months in prison.
Happening now: Sentencing for John Wilkerson, of Maryland, before Judge Christopher Cooper. Wilkerson pleaded guilty in August to one misdemeanor count of parading. #CapitolRiot@wusa9
It sounds like we're listening to the hearing through a landline phone inside a bucket of water, so... bear with me.
The DOJ is asking for Wilkerson to serve 60 days home detention as part of a 3-year term of probation, plus 60 hours community service. They point to messages about wanting to burn this "evil machine" to the ground & hoping the military would pick up where rioters left off.
Uh, it appears that Brad Geyer and Jonathon Moseley, attorneys for #CapitolRiot Oath Keepers defendants Kelly Meggs and Kenneth Harrelson, have responded to a judge's denial of their request to file a 130-page brief by filing... 677 pages of documents.
Brad Geyer here regurgitates a popular anti-vax "fact" you might find on Facebook, but it's not true. Of the 312 million Pfizer vaccine doses that have been distributed in the U.S., ~257 million have been administered – leaving ~55 million doses available currently.
We're waiting on a motion hearing to start for Daniel Rodriguez, the California man accused of electroshocking Officer Mike Fanone while other rioters were beating him on January 6. Judge Amy B. Jackson's courtroom. google.com/amp/s/www.wusa…
Tim "Baked Alaska" Gionet – currently facing federal charges for entering the Capitol on January 6 and convicted earlier this month in AZ of assault – just posted this photo of himself next to white nationalist Nick Fuentes at last week's anti-vaccine rally in NYC. #CapitolRiot
Last month the federal probation office in AZ recommended Gionet's pretrial release be revoked because he had apparently moved to Florida without informing them. Gionet's attorney (successfully) argued he'd simply traveled to FL and purchased a house, but hadn't move there yet.
Baked Alaska's live stream from inside the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6 has helped the FBI identify, at the very least, dozens of other defendants, including five members of a Texas family who were all subsequently charged. wusa9.com/article/news/n…
Up next, a sentencing hearing starts now for Jonathan Ace Sanders before Judge Carl Nichols. Class "B" misdemeanor. The government is asking for 2 months of home detention as part of a 3-year period of probation. Also 60 hours of community service. #CapitolRiot@wusa9
DOJ says Jonathan Ace Sanders witnessed people smashing in windows, tear gas and flash bangs going off and a "chain of Oath Keepers snaking in through the doors."
"Despite all this, the defendant chose to enter the Rotunda doors propped open by a rioter."
DOJ also notes Sanders is a 20-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force, during which time he earned, among other distinctions, a Purple Heart. That service should be respected, they say.