Plea agreement hearing in Jan 6 case of James Little of N. Carolina
Little is accused of texting amid the mob:
"We just took over the Capital (sic).. We are stopping treason! Stealing elections is treason! We’re not going to take it anymore!”
Little's plea deal is to a misdemeanor. Unlawful picketing/parading (he joins the growing list of Jan 6 defendants cutting this deal)
0-6 months jail are the guidelines
$500 restitution. (Little just asked why he's gotta pay if he didn't cause damage)
There's a back and forth over whether to prohibit Little from possessing a firearm as he awaits sentencing. Defense says Little lives in the country... in the Piedmont area of N. Carolina and once had to shoot a wild animal attacking his dog
Feds want to keep firearms restriction in place. Making a broader argument about the attack by the mob on Jan 6
Judge won't lift restriction today. But will review request
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Chansley: "I was wrong for entering the Capitol. I have no excuse. No excuses whatsoever. My behavior was indefensible. Number two: I may be guilty of this crime. But I'm not a dangerous criminal.. I'm not an Insurrectionist.. I'm a good man who broke the law"
Chansley: "I'm nothing like these criminals I've been incarcerated with"
Chansley says he told the FBI everything.. because he's a "man of truth"
Chansley says he helped prosecutors and took the plea deal.
HAPPENING NOW: Court hearing for Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, who is seeking release from jail to home detention, arguing substandard health conditions in DC jail
Tarrio is serving 5 months for stealing/burning BLM flag from DC church in late 2020
Tarrio is being held in a northeast unit in the Washington DC jail's Central Detention Facility, which is a unit for "protective" housing... to keep inmates away from general population
He's in cell 69, per attorney at hearing
Tarrio claims his cell has been impacted by standing sewage and smoke. Multiple defendants seeking release from DC jail have been citing a recent US Marshals inspection which found substandard conditions and medical care in DC's Central Detention Facility
BREAKING: Steve Bannon is charged with one contempt count involving his refusal to appear for a deposition and another involving his refusal to produce documents, despite a subpoena from the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol, per feds
Atty General Merrick Garland, "I have promised Justice Department employees that together we would show the American people by word and deed that the department adheres to the rule of law, follows the facts and the law and pursues equal justice under the law"
Each count of contempt of Congress carries a minimum of 30 days and a maximum of one year in jail, as well as a fine of $100 to $1,000