Needs a bit of an edit, but a pretty solid sentencing memo lede, tbh.
"Ms. Acosta, usually a quiet, gentle soul started getting involved in rallies in her community to support police officers, firefighters and the military during President Trump’s run for election.”
"The only explanation for her being there is her support of former President Trump, her curiosity, the intention to provide a live stream of what she saw, and her then having gotten caught up in the moment.”
2006: Reality show star Donald Trump almost hits a woman with a golf ball at Pebble Beach.
2021: That woman storms the Capitol to try to keep President Donald Trump in office.
Believe there’s a term for this sort of effect.
Castro (aka Imelda Acosta) "is now embarking on a new life which she hopes will return her back to one of peace and tranquility in which she can give back to others,” claims her lawyer, who attached this photo.
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THREAD: Over two years ago, a Jan. 6 defendant told a court that he'd witnessed Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes (now serving an 18 year seditious conspiracy sentence) that he'd witnessed Rhodes try to contact Donald Trump during the Capitol attack.
That Jan. 6 defendant, William Todd Wilson, admitted that he heard Rhodes “repeatedly implore" an unidentified party he was speaking with "to tell President Trump to call upon groups like the Oath Keepers to forcibly oppose a transfer of power." nbcnews.com/politics/justi…
Rhodes himself was convicted at trial and, in May 2023, sentenced to 18 years in federal prison. But that phone call wasn't a focus for prosecutors.
The only man known to have participated in both the News Fight in Anchorman (2004) and the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol (2021) plans to plead guilty on July 8, per court docket.
He doesn’t count for any “law enforcement officers who stormed the Capitol” stats, but he’s certainly played a cop a bunch! nbcnews.com/politics/justi…
Lots of false claims about Jan. 6 grandmas on this site, so just pointing out that a J6 grandmom sentenced today got approval to take a trip to France for D-Day events right before her sentencing.
Kymberly Sylvester received probation, $500 in restitution, and no fine. On Zoom.
"I had an encounter with a young man wearing a 'Coon-skin hat', who was very close to me in the crowd. He stated to me it was a good day to 'kill someone.'"
"I entered the building with pure stupidity and there is simply no excuse for that... It is hard to live with the fact that I was a part of a crowd who ultimately caused great harm to the Capitol police.
Defense memo: "Starting in 2008, Kimberly began organizing yearly trips for WWII veterans and their families for DDay memorial events in France through Honor Flights."