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18 Nov, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Jan. 6 defendant Matthew Perna intends to plead guilty to the full four-count indictment returned against him (felony obstructing Congress + misdemeanors), with no agreement with the govt, per new filing.

Original charging doc: s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2111…
The only other Jan. 6 case I'm aware of so far where there's been a guilty plea and no deal with the government was for Antionne Brodnax - I didn't cover that plea hearing and we haven't gotten sentencing memos yet so I don't have more details on what happened there
In September, Perna's lawyer asked for a pre-plea analysis of the sentencing guidelines as applied to his client, to see if whatever terms the govt was offering were worth taking a deal (it appears the answer to that question was no)
The case against Perna's codefendant Stephan Ayres remains live as of now, nothing on the docket indicating he's planning to enter a guilty plea as of now. His docs: s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2046…

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19 Nov
Hello from Judge Amit Mehta's virtual courtroom, where sentencing is underway for Capitol rioter John Lolos. He pleaded guilty to the parading misdemeanor, more on his case -->
Prosecutors are asking for 30 days incarceration for John Lolos: s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2110…

Lolos will be asking for probation: s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2110… ImageImage
Lolos is addressing the court, and begins by talking about how he went to DC after seeing "voter fraud on TV," notes how the affidavits that Trump allies introduced in court were rejected, says the DOJ/FBI response was "sad to see"
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18 Nov
Hello again from Judge Carl Nichols' virtual courtroom, where sentencing is about to start for Capitol rioter David Mish. Mish pleaded guilty to the parading misdemeanor and is asking for 2 days incarceration. Govt wants 30 days in jail.
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2105…
Mish had contacted MPD the day after the Capitol riot to say he had information about Ashli Babbitt's death, and admitted being inside the building
AUSA explains one reason they're asking for jail time for Mish is his previous criminal history record - in the sentencing memo they acknowledge it's mostly low-level offenses and from his youth, but say it shows "lack of respect for the law"
Read 19 tweets
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18 Nov
Down the metaphorical hallway: Hello from Judge Dabney Friedrich's virtual courtroom, where a plea hearing is about to begin for Jan. 6 def Jason Riddle, photographed with a bottle of wine and accused of stealing/selling a Senate procedure book for $40 s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2047…
There's an issue w/ different versions of the plea agreement being signed by the defense and the govt, respectively. It doesn't sound like there are big differences, but Riddle needs time to review the doc to make sure he understands what's on paper, so they'll come back in a bit
Back on the record for Jason Riddle's plea hearing — he's pleading guilty to theft of government property (re: the Senate procedure book that he sold for $40) and the parading, demonstrating, or picketing misdemeanor that's been part of most Jan. 6 plea deals to date
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18 Nov
Hello from Judge Carl Nichols' virtual courtroom, where Steve Bannon is set to make his next appearance (remotely) in his criminal contempt case. He's waived a formal arraignment and asked the judge to accept his initial not guilty plea on the papers: s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2111…
Assuming there's no issue with Bannon's handling of the formal arraignment, we'd expect this hearing mostly to be about setting a schedule for next steps in his case
Here's the dial-in info for Judge Nichols:
Toll Free Number: 877-873-8017
Access Code: 8692421

And here's a great piece from @kyledcheney & @joshgerstein about a congressional subpoena fight Nichols worked on before becoming a judge: politico.com/news/2021/11/1…
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16 Nov
Hello from Judge Royce Lamberth's courtroom, where a plea hearing is about to start for Jan. 6 def. James Little. Tipster reported texts to the FBI:
"We just took over the Capital!"
"You'll thank me for saving your freedom and [currency emoji] later!"
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2061… ImageImage
Little's plea hearing got started a little late but it's underway now. He's pleading guilty to parading, demonstrating, or picketing in the Capitol, the class B misdemeanor that most Jan. 6 defendants have pleaded guilty to so far. Max sentence is 6 mos in jail
Re: $500 restitution section, Little tells Lamberth that he doesn't understand "why I'm having to pay for other damages that people did to the Capitol."

Judge explains that's what's in the plea deal, and if he wants to go to trial that's his choice. Little: "Okay I agree to it"
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15 Nov
Hello from the DC federal courthouse (IRL!) where Steve Bannon is expected to make his first post-indictment court appearance on contempt of Congress charges at around 1:45pm. Spotted: significant media presence + one giant inflatable Trump rat
Bannon will be making his first court appearance before Magistrate Judge Robin Meriweather — dial-in info attached for live audio. I'm in the media room, where we have a video feed. Bannon's lawyers are in there now at counsel table
The DC courthouse is enforcing social distancing, so the media room and the courtroom are sparsely populated compared to pre-pandemic high-profile hearings. Much less of a media circus vibe compared to years past (121 people on the public line as of now, by comparison)
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