"I can honestly say that January 6th was the saddest day in the history of our country," Howell wrote. "After re-educating myself and abiding by the terms of my pre-trial and advice of my attorney, I have learned so much and have grown to regret my actions that day even more so."
Howell's lawyer is the Jan. 6 attorney who has been giving her defendants reading assignments: huffpost.com/entry/capitol-…
Here's Jan. 6 defendant Annie Powell's book report on John Lewis' "March" (cc: @andrewaydin):
"I learned there are two additional books...He teaches us to never give up and should be regarded as one of the most influential people regarding Civil Rights."
In her letter to the judge, Annie Powell explains that she started following Trump after getting into real estate and reading "Midas Touch.”
Later, after volunteering for the GOP, she was invited to "an exclusive, invitation only, dinner with Eric Trump."
Annie Powell now: "January 6th, 2021 was supposed to be a day of democratic protest, patriotism and unity. Instead, it was an egregious instance of extremism. It was a riot."
Powell said she's learned that Jan. 6 was propelled by "propaganda, hatred, fear, political division, manipulation and violent characters with radical ideologies." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
Annie Howell: "The public shame and my embarrassment of having participated in an attack on our democracy lives in my heart and remains a heavy burden."
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"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..."
The only man known to have participated in both the newsman fight in Anchorman (2004) and the U.S. Capitol attack (2021) has formally pleaded guilty in connection with the latter.
Jay Johnston’s sentencing hearing in DC is set for Oct. 7, not long before his Mr. Show colleague David Cross appears in DC at the Warner Theater for his “The End Of The Beginning Of The End” show.
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…