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Jan 4 2 tweets 3 min read Read on X
Biden DOJ under DC US Attorney Matthew Graves, who resigned this week, is systematically fighting J6ers' requests to attend Pres. Trump's inauguration on Jan 20.

Graves in a recent motion to deny a man who pleaded guilty to a single count related to the now-unlawful obstruction felony went on a tangent about how this man's presence would represent a "return to the scene of the crime" and threaten law enforcement. (The defendant, Russell Taylor, was sentenced in May 2024 to 3-years' probation)

GRAVES:

"The defendant asks that the Court permit him the privilege of attending the U.S. Presidential Inauguration on January 20, 2025. The Court should refuse to let the defendant—who, after the last presidential election, conspired with others to prevent the peaceful transfer of power—to return to the scene of the crime.

The defendant’s crime was of the utmost seriousness. The request itself is outrageous in light of the nature and seriousness of the defendant’s crime, which centered on the defendant’s efforts to prevent the peaceful transfer of power only four years ago.

The defendant has already received due consideration in exchange for his guilty plea and cooperation through the Court’s imposition of a term of home confinement and probation. The Court should not lax the penalty imposed on the defendant even further by allowing him to return to the scene of his criminal conduct.

Moreover, in considering the defendant’s motion, the Court should consider that, on January 20, 2025, U.S. Capitol Police officers—among the victims of the January 6, 2021 riot—will be working at the Capitol. These are officers that were victimized by Russell Taylor, his coconspirators, and the mob that day. Out of respect for their service and the ongoing effect of the January 6 riot, the Court should not bless the intrusion of a rioter once again into their place of work.

He is asking for the Court to bless his desire to return to the scene of the crime, and the Court should not look past his criminal conduct the last time he was on Capitol grounds."

Judge Royce Lamberth, the aged Reagan appointee who cannot get out of chair without help and needs a walker but is spending his final time on Earth inflicting maximum punishment against J6ers, agreed with Graves....
Lamberth denied Taylor's motion to travel to DC.

"While he did not personally assault law enforcement officers, he did threaten them and encourage other rioters who were actively assaulting them. He also contributed meaningfully to the sheer danger of the day’s events by arriving armed and armored, encouraging others to do the same, and even providing weapons to Mr. Hostetter. And although Mr. Taylor’s rhetoric on the day of the Capitol Riots is interspersed with pro-America motifs and allusions, his unlawful conduct and his later espousal of 'insurrection' belie any patriotic motives he may have professed that day.

But Mr. Taylor’s cooperation and good conduct while on probation do not diminish the seriousness of his acts on January 6, 2021, to which he has voluntary admitted, nor do they entitle him to the permission he now seeks.

To attend the Presidential Inauguration, which celebrates and honors the peaceful transfer of power, is an immense privilege. It would not be appropriate for the Court to grant permission to attend such a hallowed event to someone who carried weapons and threatened police officers in an attempt to thwart the last Inauguration, and who openly glorified '[i]nsurrection' against the United States.

Mr. Taylor’s good traits and adherence to his terms of probation are of only marginal importance to the Motion at hand. Mr. Taylor's Motion presents only the narrow question of whether a person who conspired and acted to thwart the peaceful transfer of power four years ago with incitement, threats and weapons should now be granted the special permission to attend the celebration of the peaceful transfer of power. [Lamberth, like most of the judges on DC courts, insists the peaceful transfer of power happens on January 6 not January 20.]

The answer to that question is no."

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Jan 3
NEW: More evidence of doctored FBI pipe bomb video?

Here is the side by side of two different cameras from DNC security system.

One clip is at a glacial pace while the other camera appears to work at semi-normal frame rate.

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But in a similar side by side posted by the FBI last night in its clean-up press release, the faster camera is intentionally SLOWED DOWN to make it appear both cameras are in sync. (Note the cheesy music and voice over.)
Even more suspicious--in 2021, the FBI posted this clip, which is from the very same camera as the new clip the FBI posted last night attempting to show the "pipe bomber" set down the device.

This is at 7:43pm. The time stamp of new clip is 7:52.

But why did the FBI wait YEARS to post a clip from roughly 10 minutes later on the SAME CAMERA?

Especially a clip that is supposed to debunk suspicions that the device was not planted at the DNC on Jan 5?
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The year after her husband was appointed DC US attorney, Fatima Goss Graves enjoyed a big jump in donations to her radical leftwing nonprofit: Image
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Here is Fatima Graves’ statement on the election.

Keep in mind—her husband at the time was prosecuting and imprisoning Trump supporters over Jan 6. After the election, he continued his steady pace of charging new individuals, which lasted until the week before Christmas: Image
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Dec 3, 2024
NEW: Ring camera footage shows FBI SWAT raid at California home of a suspected J6 protester in October 2024.

The targeted individual was not home but at least 10-15 heavily armed FBI agents stormed the house using flashbangs, aiming guns at his wife, and holding her in handcuffs while interrogating her and traumatizing the neighborhood:
The harassment continued. (Note the time of the raid — 6am)

The subject, Jeff Snyder, according to his wife had left behind his phone and other items. He is still at large.
After an hour of pathetic cajoling over a loudspeaker, the tyrannical FBI agent threatened to involve their daughter — a Marine stationed in Japan.

Tell me again how @Kash_Patel is the threat to our country.

And this has happened over and over for 4 years
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Nov 19, 2024
Meet Dan Hodges, one of the J6 celebrity cops.

In never-before publicly posted footage from Hodges' body camera, Hodges is seen randomly assaulting J6 protesters outside the Capitol at 2pm.

This is about 40 minutes after DC Metro and Capitol Police launched their first assaults on the crowd gathered on Capitol grounds. Police improperly used "non-lethal" munitions including stun grenades, rubber bullets, pepper balls, and tear gas on peacefully assembled protesters, which enraged the crowd.

Hodges and other DC Metro officers arrived in head-to-toe riot gear ready for a fight. Listen to the reaction from Trump supporters who had already witnessed one fatality and several injuries at the hands of police.

Some called them "storm troopers" and "traitors."

It is necessary to understand the widespread use of excessive (and unnecessary) force by police officers that afternoon that in many cases led to physical clashes between cops and protesters.
You may recall Hodges July 2021 sworn testimony before J6 committee where he misrepresented his conduct on Jan 6 (as did the other police witnesses) and referred to protesters as “terrorists.”

Turns out he was doing the terrorizing
Shortly after arriving on the scene dressed like a stormtrooper, Hodges continues to randomly use his baton and body to assault protesters including women
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Oct 22, 2024
After a nearly 11-month delay, the DC appellate court finally issued its ruling on Couy Griffin appeal of common J6 misdemeanor. Despite clear consensus during oral arguments 1752 charge required foreknowledge of USSS protectee, the 2 Dem judges affirmed conviction. Trump appointee Greg Katsas, who authored the key dissent that led to SCOTUS overturing 1512c2, again dissented.

Griffin never entered the building. So let's understand what this ruling means--a US citizen cannot protest on government grounds paid for by taxpayers if someone in Secret Service protection is somewhere on the premises. (Pence had been evacuated to an underground garage by this point.)

Absolutely outrageous decision again demonstrating a rigged system controlled by Democrats in our nation's capital to set dangerous precedents for DOJ and judges to continue distorting laws to criminalize political dissent.Image
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As I've noted here repeatedly--oral arguments, where Judge Pillard clearly conveyed deep skepticism as to how DOJ applied 1752, were held a week before SCOTUS granted cert in Fischer.

The announcement signaled the court might overturn DOJ's most common felony.

So the Dem-led DC appellate court slow walked this decision for more than 10 months. And now 2 weeks before Election Day, DC circuit (led by Obama judge) publishes the opinion upholding Griffin's conviction.

Keep in mind-- the "restricted' area was not cordoned off by Secret Service but by Capitol Police (and a weak barrier at that). The snow fencing was not related to Jan 6 protest but to protect inaugural set up.

So DOJ and Dem judges took a statute intended to "better protect the President and other national leaders from assassination, kidnapping, and assault" and used it against Americans protesting on federal property OUTSIDE the building.

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Greg Katsas (Trump) in his dissent raised the very same question that Judge Pillard (Obama) did during oral arguments: a concern innocent people walking on "restricted grounds" could be prosecuted under 1752, which the DOJ conceded was true. Image
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Judge Aileen Cannon routinely denied Smith's broad sealing requests. Here she is in April 2024:Image
In DC J6 case, Smith is ready to post grand jury testimony, FBI 302s, etc--records he wanted sealed in the FLA case when Trump.

Judge Cannon ultimately ruled that some evidence could be posted with names, identifying info mostly redacted.

Here was Smith in FLA in Feb 2024: Image
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Does anyone believe Jack Smith will fight to keep this stuff redacted? NO. What Smith just set up is a redaction fight where Trump looks like the one wanting to keep evidence under wraps.

And as far as not including names of witnesses--between the indictment, the J6 committee report, and media coverage--it will take about 6 seconds to figure out who said what to investigators.Image
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