Thread by @JordanOnRecord

John Lolos will be in court today at 2 p.m. for his sentencing. DOJ is asking for a month behind bars.

https://twitter.com/JordanOnRecord/status/1458864955353088004

Plugged in a little late and Lolos is fired up, wants to make sure his crime is in "context." Denies there was any violence against police. "Everyone was respecting each other," he says.

https://twitter.com/ryanjreilly/status/1461783577138499587

Lolos is ranting about receiving multiple ballots and some guy at the airport using homophobic slurs. Says he and the guy drew a crowd because they were "being loud" talking about the riot. Also says "half the plane" was yelling "Trump 2020!" when he was pulled off.

Lolos says an undercover officer who told him he was being loud at the airport "displayed traits stereotypical of a homosexual." He thinks that's why he was pulled off the plane.

The AUSA says even if he failed to convince the judge that John Lolos deserves jail, Lolos' own rant just now in court should do so. Says if he gets mad or hears accusations of voter fraud again, he's liable to repeat his actions.

Judge Mehta goes over a number of other #CapitolRiot sentences. He says John Lolos' conduct falls somewhere between people who got 30 days of jail and 90 days of home detention.

Judge Mehta: "The notion that this was just a protest... is just simply incorrect. It was a criminal endeavor by thousands of people on that day."

Judge Mehta: "People like Mr. Lolos were told lies, were told falsehoods, were told the election was stolen when it was not. Regrettably, people like Mr. Lolos who were told those lies took it to heart. And they are the ones who are paying the consequences."

Judge Mehta: "Those who orchestrated January 6 have in no meaningful sense been held accountable. In a sense, Mr. Lolos, I think you are a pawn. You are a pawn in a game played by people who should have known better."

Judge Mehta says it's "regrettable" that even now, sitting in court, John Lolos still believes the election was stolen. But understandable, he says. "A lie isn't easy to unhear."

Judge Mehta: I don't believe anything you've told me today. Doesn't believe he entered the Capitol to talk to police or because he believed he was allowed to go in to find a place to protest.

Judge Mehta: "That kind of conduct needs to be deterred because, frankly, conditions in our country don't give me a lot of confidence that this sort of thing won't happen again."

🚨 SENTENCE: U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta sentences John Lolos to 14 days in jail on one misdemeanor count of parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building. He will also have to pay $500 in restitution. #CapitolRiot

Lolos will get credit for the 2 days he served in the D.C. Jail after his arrest.

Judge Mehta ends the hearing as Lolos is still trying to talk, saying he hopes the audio comes out that will show what he said outside the building.