My guess why DOJ threatening to charge one of its top FBI informants in Whitmer case. Not just to prevent defense from calling him as a witness in entrapment case, but to delay March 8 trial.
DOJ does NOT want this trial taking place while J6 trials are underway:
This is DOJ strategy in J6 cases. Add co-defendants to justify asking court to delay trial—defense begrudgingly goes along because new defendant poses challenges to defense arguments.
We’ll see tomorrow if it worked in Oath Keepers case. After more than a year…
DOJ indicted Stewart Rhodes. This throws a monkey wrench into Oath Keepers defense, especially since one defense lawyer wanted to subpoena Rhodes for his central role—Person One—in conspiracy case.
Judge Mehta will decide tomorrow if 1st OK trial will still proceed in April.
If Mehta delays 1st trial—already moved from this month to April—based on new indictment and adding Rhodes, DOJ strategy worked.
My guess is, he will.
This is the copycat approach in Whitmer case.
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Hearing up now in Oath Keepers case. Judge Mehta presiding. This will deal with the newest indictment for "seditious conspiracy," which I wrote about here.
Sentencing hearing up now for Brandon Straka. He pleaded guilty to one count of disorderly conduct:
Just a little of what he's been subjected to:
More Americans and Republicans leaders need to be outraged at the US Department of Justice wasting so much money and time on this political prosecution. Prosecutor now talking about a tweet...f*cking absurd.
Bond hearing up now. Judge Emmet Sullivan (yes that one) presiding. Jail inspector found several issues at the Gulag but still concluded conditions met standards.
Sullivan asks how long Gieswein has been in isolation. DOJ says since December 31 but Gieswein said they’ve been in isolation since Christmas Eve.
Every positive test results in 14 day isolation , he’s on 2nd 14 day isolation.
Detainees in 22-hour lockdown now.
Unreal. DOJ now says quarantine lockdowns will cause more trial delays. Gieswein jury selection supposed to begin end of February. Sullivan now talking March or April trial.
Gieswein has been incarcerated for a year.
Gieswein atty asks Sullivan to consider motion for bond.
Hearing up now on Ryan Samsel, the man who first breached USCP line at the perimeter of Capitol grounds right before 1pm on January 6. DOJ announced two other defendants will be added to his 2-person case.
This is where Ray Epps is seen whispering in Samsel's ear before he acted
Judge is Tim Kelly, a Trump appointee. Samsel has been detained since his arrest on January 30. He has been assaulted at least twice in 2 different jails.
New indictment is under seal bc there is a 5th individual who hasn't been arrested yet so name is redacted.
Samsel atty telling Kelly USMS still hasn't given Samsel's medical record to PA jail where he is detained. Also refuting DOJ adding defendants to Samsel's case since there is no conspiracy charge. 'Why not charge 725 people together?"