OK - now Jan 6 defendant Cleveland Grover Meredith is being sentenced by DDC Judge Amy Berman Jackson, in a proceeding that UNlike US v. #GhislaineMaxwell has a public call-in line. Inner City Press will live tweet (while in transit to @SDNYLIVE), thread below
https://twitter.com/innercitypress/status/1463941365839142913
Assistant US Attorney: The way the case law is, Mr. Meredith did not even have to act on the threat, just make it. The government believe that over four days, Mr. Meredith accelerated his interest in engaging in violence and narrowed in on who to do it to.
Meredith's lawyer: The AUSA is mostly talking about my client's words... To show his mindset, he said, That's why they call me Double Oh Dipsh*t... Social media is chit-chat, not serious type language. This has to be taking into account.
Meredith's lawyer: He had these guns well before the threats; he did not get them close in time to what he said. The fact that he has the weapons is explained by 2 things. First, he is allowed to have them.
Judge Amy Berman Jackson: He wasn't in his home.
Judge Amy Berman Jackson: He wasn't in his home.
Meredith's lawyer: He was in Colorado but there wasn't any snow. So they did target practice. He feared there might be social unrest. The six-level enhancement is not merited.
Judge Amy Berman Jackson: The question is, What was the conduct? Weapons in the truck
Judge Amy Berman Jackson: The question is, What was the conduct? Weapons in the truck
Judge Amy Berman Jackson: He has 2,500 rounds of ammo. There is no requirement in the law that the guns be bought close in time to the threat, that's just one court's decision. This defendant wasn't home; he brought it here.
Meredith's lawyer says he is "making his record" on the prosecutors violating the plea agreement, in his view. This could take a while. Story later.
Update: Judge Amy Berman Jackson has taken a break before coming back to sentence. Here @SDNYLIVE, some judges take 5 to10 minutes. But this may be 30. Inner City Press checking on 2 other SDNY criminal cases during the break- & the Shkreli innercitypress.com/sdny3blehrburg…
Judge Amy Berman Jackson is back, and in the run up to imposing sentence she is reading into the record Cleve Meredith's text message about Nancy Pelosi. She put the sentencing guideline, with enhancements, at 37 to 46 months. Drum-roll...
Judge Amy Berman Jackson asked Meredith to come back to the lectern. Here it comes:
"it is the judgment of the court that you are hereby sentenced to 28 months, with credit for the time you are have already served."
"it is the judgment of the court that you are hereby sentenced to 28 months, with credit for the time you are have already served."
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