Thread by @JordanOnRecord

Jury selection didn't quite wrap up yesterday, but I'll be at the courthouse today when the trial for Thomas Webster begins in earnest.

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Trial starting off this morning with testimony from USCP Capt. Carneysha Mendoza. She was the first person to testify before Congress about the Jan. 6 attack. google.com/amp/s/www.wusa…

Court almost seems normal today. Jurors, who during other trials have been spread out in the public gallery, are in the jury box. And the gallery is populated with journalists & spectators. Masks remain except for witnesses who are testifying and lawyers speaking at the lectern.

Jurors have already seen this video showing Thomas Webster attacking officers with a pole and then tackling one to the ground. His attorneys argue he was provoked and acted in self-defense. google.com/amp/s/www.wusa…

Unlike many (but not all) other #CapitolRiot assault suspects, Thomas Webster was granted pretrial release. So, he's able to get up and walk around freely during breaks in the trial. google.com/amp/s/www.wusa…

Jurors now getting a civics lesson on Congress and Jan. 6 from USCP Officer Mark Gazelle, who has served for two decades in the Senate Chamber security division.

Testimony has concluded for the day. Most of the afternoon taken up by MPD Det. Jonathan Lauderdale, who was on the riot task force on J6. He reviewed the BWC of the officer who Webster is charged with attacking.

Story to come soon, but cross-examination got heated at times as Thomas Webster's attorney pressed Det. Lauderdale on whether MPD Officer Noah Rathbun instigated the conflict w/ Webster. Rathbun expected to be on the stand for a while tomorrow.

MORE: A 90-second video of Thomas Webster attacking an MPD officer — first with a metal pole, then his bare hands — anchored Day 1 of his trial. But his attorney wanted jurors to focus on just a handful of frames he says show Webster was instigated. wusa9.com/article/news/n…