Hello from Judge Amy Berman Jackson's virtual courtroom, where a status hearing is about to start for Michael Riley, the veteran USCP officer charged with trying to obstruct the Jan. 6 investigation. From chatter on the line, sounds like they'll be looking to get a trial date set
Previously on the charges against Riley: buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
AUSA says a tentative plea offer has been extended to Michael Riley, or at least the broad contours of an offer to get negotiations going. In the meantime, the govt does want to put a trial date on the calendar as well just in case
Judge Jackson notes there's competition for trial dates for non-detained defendants, given the backlog of trials delayed because of the pandemic, and there are folks ahead of Riley in that queue. Riley's lawyer says they're against setting a trial date, that it's premature
Jackson says she appreciate the govt's preparedness, but agrees with defense that given the volume of discovery and status of the case, they should have another status hearing before going ahead with setting a trial date
Jackson schedules the next status hearing for Jan. 14. She acknowledges the govt's point that allegations in Riley's case are pretty straightforward, but says it's also clear there's a lot of discovery that the defense needs to go through. And that's a wrap.
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