Officer Jeffrey Smith died by suicide days after he was attacked on Jan. 6. After a protracted fight, a D.C. board has now declared that his death was in the line of duty.

Story with @LACaldwellDC. More to come.

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"This is the first time where someone who has suffered a brain injury, and an emotional injury, has been acknowledged as a line-of-duty death… This will impact widows, widowers, children, and parents of everyday heroes…” nbcnews.com/politics/polit…
“Officer Jeffrey Smith would still be alive today if he hadn’t risked his life to defend all of us at the U.S. Capitol and our democracy itself on January 6th.” - @RepDonBeyer nbcnews.com/politics/polit…
"We will forever be grateful for his service to protect our Capitol.” — @timkaine nbcnews.com/politics/polit…
A reminder of what Officer Jeffrey Smith went through on Jan. 6:
David Kaufman, the D.C. chiropractor seen here storming the U.S. Capitol and with his fist wrapped around Officer Jeffrey Smith’s baton, still hasn’t been arrested by the FBI. His office is a few blocks away from the grounds of the Capitol.
Here’s more video of David Kaufman.

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Mar 10
Sentencing now underway for Jan. 6 defendant Micajah Joel Jackson, an extremely prolific Twitter user.

DOJ is seeking 60 days of incarceration. ImageImage
"When interviewed by FBI agents, he tearfully admitted to his conduct, thanked them for helping him get to the VA hospital for mental wellness, but then gets behind a keyboard and tells anyone who will listen that the 'FBI = KGB'..." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco… Image
Defense: "Politics gave Mr. Jackson a sense of purpose after being discharged from the military and his mental health struggles have undoubtedly led to his conduct in the instant offense." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco… Image
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Mar 10
NEW: Erin Smith, the widow of an officer who died by suicide days after he was attacked on Jan. 6, tells @LACaldwellDC that this is “the start of Jeff getting the honor that he deserves.”

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“He was a hero that day, we knew it all along. Now the city has stated his death was a line-of-duty death. He deserves the recognition that every other officer receives.” nbcnews.com/politics/polit…
“At the end of the day, a lot of the push for this was to help the next person so they don’t have to fight for eight moths to get recognition for their loved one. Your heart health is just as important as your brain health.” nbcnews.com/politics/polit…
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Mar 9
At sentencing for Jan. 6 defendant James Bonet, his federal public defender says Bonet wants to learn how to “critically think.”
"James was misguided by this political propaganda spewed by the Trump administration and the alt-right movement.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
Feds are seeking 45 days incarceration. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
Read 14 tweets
Mar 8
A detention hearing is now underway for racist troll Matthew Beddingfield, who stormed the U.S. Capitol while he was out on bail on a charge of attempted first-degree murder.

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Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui is bringing up the huge delays in Jan. 6 prosecutions.

"If this case came before me on Jan. 7, 2021... it'd be very different."

@JessReports and I reported on Matthew Beddingfield's identity one year ago, in March 2021.

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DOJ prosecutor is talking about Beddingfield's racist "aggressive social media trolling" on Instagram this year.

"His violent rhetoric hasn't stopped," prosecutor says. "It's continued for Mr. Beddingfield.
Read 23 tweets
Mar 8
NEW: Guy Reffitt is guilty on all five counts. Clean sweep for DOJ.
Story here. More to come. nbcnews.com/politics/justi…
Sentencing is set for June 8 at 10 a.m.

Sentencing memos due 14 days before sentencing, May 25.

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Mar 7
NEW: A federal prosecutor told jurors that Guy Reffitt was “ecstatic about what he did” after he led the mob up the stairs of the Capitol on Jan. 6 while armed.

More to come from closing arguments soon.

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The feds say the gun on Reffitt’s nightstand (under the Trump hat and next to the empty Coronas) is the one he was wearing when he attempted to storm the Capitol. nbcnews.com/politics/justi…
Here’s Guy Reffitt bragging about his conduct in a recorded Zoom call found on his computer.
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