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Ryan J. Reilly

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Oct 21

Happening now: Mark Mazza tells Judge James E. Boasberg he got "caught up in a mob mentality that I never anticipated" and he's "not quite the monster that the prosecution has described me as."

He brought two loaded weapons to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

“All I hear about in D.C. from Indiana is that it’s the murder capital of the United States,” Mazza says, claiming he only intended to use the guns for self-protection.

“I’m treating this kind of like another military step, like it’s something I’ve got to do," Mazza says of his incarceration time.

“I wish I could erase it. I wish I could go back and take that hour back." Maybe go to a museum and grab some dinner, he says.

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Ryan J. Reilly

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Oct 21

New: Federal prosecutor tells Chief Judge Beryl Howell that DOJ is still “very early on” in the Jan. 6 probe and that it’s “not an unreasonable expectation” that they’ll clear 2,000 cases. That number is “well within reason” if they “get bodies” to bring cases through recruiting.

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The total universe of potential defendants is around 3,000. The FBI already has the names of hundreds of additional rioters who have not yet been arrested.

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Ryan J. Reilly

@ryanjreilly

Oct 21

BREAKING: Steve Bannon sentenced to four months, fined $6,500.

Judge Nichols will allow him to appeal before serving his sentence.

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Ryan J. Reilly

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Oct 21

Currently happening in DC federal court:

- Steve Bannon sentencing
- Jan. 6 rioter sentencing
- Oath Keepers trial
- Trial of Capitol Police officer who told Jan. 6 rioter to remove Facebook content about storming Capitol

Probably some grand jury stuff too, who knows.

The latest:

- Guy who brought two loaded guns to the Capitol gets five years in federal prison.
- "Loudmouth" rioter who lied to a jury gets four years in federal prison.
- Steve Bannon gets four months in federal prison, pending appeal.

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Ryan J. Reilly

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Oct 21

Chance Upmore, the first Capitol rioter whose incriminating photo made use of portrait mode, also snapped a shot of another rioter trying to steal a painting from the Capitol, per court filing.