Sentencing set for 2. p.m. for Capitol defendant Devlyn Thompson.
The government wants Judge Royce C. Lamberth to give Thompson four years in federal prison.
His defense says he has “the coping skills of a four-year old” and his mom said he’s been “easily tricked by others."
“I was thirsty for news that wasn’t being censored. I listened to Tim Pool, Disaffected Liberal, Dave Reuben… Gateway, the Federalist, Zero Hedge, and Gray Zone. I was reading them for balance. They were willing to cover things that were more taboo.”
Defense: “although Mr. Thompson is 28-years old, he functions in many ways as a young child… Mr. Thompson’s understanding of what was transpiring was naive and inaccurate due to his autism.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco….
In a cost/benefit chart Devlyn Thompson did as part of an evaluation, he said he “can’t think of a single benefit” of going to D.C. on Jan. 6.
Jan. 6 defendant to Trump: "I have disdain for him for leaving us hanging. If he knew there was no security, no activity, why would he send upset people? There was noting to hold their attention. His actions were inconceivable. He created a lot of problems and he didn't even go."
When trying to throw a speaker at officers, Thompson instead hit fellow Jan. 6 defendant Montano Alvarado, who sustained a gash to his head. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
Judge said he cannot accept a downward departure in this case.
Devlyn Thompson gets 46 months, just shy of four years.
Judge Lamberth tells Thompson he knows the news might be “disappointing” but wishes him good luck and says he has potential after he’s released from prison.
Prosecutor also had this line about a “back the blue” crowd assaulting cops:
DOJ press release: "Judge Royce C. Lamberth also ordered him today to pay $2,000 in restitution. He also must serve a period of three years of supervised release following completion of his prison term.”
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NEW: One of the worst Jan. 6 rioters, David Dempsey, hit with 20 years in federal prison by a Reagan-appointed federal judge who has spoken out about the “preposterous” and dangerous rhetoric some Republicans have used in an attempt to “rewrite history" on Jan. 6.
Dempsey appeared to flash an “OK” sign as he was led out of court, several witnesses observed. Other rioters have yelled “Trump won!” as they were led out of court.
DOJ inspector general concludes, as folks who were paying attention four plus years ago did contemporaneously, that having Bureau of Prisons guards man civilian protests was a bad idea.
"Allowing federal law enforcement to operate with anonymity all but eliminates accountability when force is inevitably used against demonstrators." huffpost.com/entry/william-…
"A senior Justice Department official credited Barr with the idea of bringing in federal prison corrections officers, calling it an example of Barr’s 'outside the box' thinking." huffpost.com/entry/william-…
“If [we] don’t have a charge, we don’t say anything about an investigation; we just don’t do that.”
From the OIG report on Willam Barr and the Trump-appointed U.S. attorney who helped fuel the ex-president's bogus voter fraud narrative back in 2020.
He announced his resignation just before the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, which was fueled by Trump's election lies. huffpost.com/entry/david-fr…
"Freed’s unusual conduct came under intense scrutiny from Justice Department veterans who noted it was “wildly improper” for a federal prosecutor to be making public declarations about investigations that could be used as a political cudgel and help undermine confidence in the electoral process." huffpost.com/entry/david-fr…
DOJ inspector general's report on the Roger Stone sentencing recommendation (remember that?) is now out. It calls former interim U.S. Attorney Timothy Shea's leadership "ineffectual" and DOJ's handling of the Stone sentencing "highly unusual." Bill Barr refused to cooperate.
"we found that Barr had articulated his position about the sentencing recommendation both before and shortly after the first sentencing memorandum was filed, and before the President’s tweets." oig.justice.gov/sites/default/…
"Barr was in the middle of listening to what others thought about the idea of a second filing when someone mentioned the tweets, and then 'the air almost went out of the room.'"
"there really is no centralized role in this for Defense or the Federal government components. This sits squarely in MPD's realm. I'm trying to tamp this down with the Deputy like I have the last couple of protests but this one may be different..."
From the latest batch of FBI emails on Jan. 6:
"It's her very first day in this position. He didn't tell her what the document was, or who wrote it, unfortunately and then went back to the 7th floor for more meetings..."