6 Jan 2020 U.S. Events (Split from A Deeply Fractured US)

[Bruce Monkhouse]

Elected officials, police chiefs on leaked Oath Keepers list

The names of hundreds of U.S. law enforcement officers, elected officials and military members appear on the leaked membership rolls of a far-right extremist group that's accused of playing a key role in the Jan.

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Just like those list of Communists in the 50's.....aren't you proud of being part of Mccarthyism?

 

[brihard]

Just like those list of Communists in the 50's.....aren't you proud of being part of Mccarthyism?

At this point with all the criminal indictments and information that’s out publicly about the oathkeepers affirming them as violent extremists, anyone who wants to remain affiliated with them has made their choice. It’s not some ‘freedom!’ LARPing club. A bunch are currently up on sedition charges, with some already pleading guilty.

America absolutely has a relatively small but real problem with hard-right extremism among some current or former police and military. The court records are there to show it. Why pretend otherwise?

Anyone who thought this was a cool kids’ club some years ago and signed up for it is free to disavow it and acknowledge that any prior affiliation or participation was poorly thought out. Accountability is most meaningful when self-initiated.

 

[daftandbarmy]

At this point with all the criminal indictments and information that’s out publicly about the oathkeepers affirming them as violent extremists, anyone who wants to remain affiliated with them has made their choice. It’s not some ‘freedom!’ LARPing club. A bunch are currently up on sedition charges, with some already pleading guilty.

America absolutely has a relatively small but real problem with hard-right extremism among some current or former police and military. The court records are there to show it. Why pretend otherwise?

Anyone who thought this was a cool kids’ club some years ago and signed up for it is free to disavow it and acknowledge that any prior affiliation or participation was poorly thought out. Accountability is most meaningful when self-initiated.

 

[Brad Sallows]

Even members of OMGs have to commit actual crimes to be charged.

 

[brihard]

Kyle Young was just handed 86 months after pleading guilty to a single count of assaulting a police officer, officer Michael Fanone.

Between this, and the recent 87 month sentence for a conviction at trial for non-violent offences, we’re beginning to see a clear trend of stiff sentences for any violent offences, and for any convictions not resultant from a guilty plea.

The cases that go through trial are of course going to tend towards taking longer. I expect over the next year we’ll see some pretty long sentences in the cases with violence.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1574838978754351115

 

[OceanBonfire]

U.S. House Jan. 6 committee chairman says panel to make criminal referrals

The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol said on Tuesday that the panel had decided to make criminal referrals to the Department of Justice.

www.reuters.com

Family of deceased Capitol police officer spurns Republican leaders at ceremony

The mother and brother of police officer Brian Sicknick, who died in the days following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, declined to shake the hand of top Republicans Kevin McCarthy and Mitch McConnell at a medal ceremony on Tuesday.

www.reuters.com

 

[brihard]

Four more members of the ‘Oathkeepers’ militia have been convicted at trial of Seditious Conspiracy (and other felonies).

Not sure when sentencing will be; their leader Stewart Rhodes is to be sentenced for the same offense in April.

Men Linked to Oath Keepers Guilty of Seditious Conspiracy in Historic Jan. 6 Trial

Four men linked to the anti-government Oath Keepers militia group charged with seditious conspiracy alongside founder Stewart Rhodes have been convicted of the most serious charge against them.

lawandcrime.com

 

[OceanBonfire]

4 guilty of conspiracy in latest Oath Keepers Jan. 6 trial

WASHINGTON (AP) — Four people associated with the Oath Keepers were convicted on Monday of conspiracy and obstruction charges stemming from the attack on the U.S. Capitol in the latest trial involving members of the far-right antigovernment extremist group.

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Former Air Force officer gets prison term for Capitol attack

The Air Force Academy graduate flew combat missions in Afghanistan. He remained on active duty until 1998 and retired from the Air Force Reserve in 2014.

www.airforcetimes.com

Rioter charged in Pelosi laptop theft sentenced to prison

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pennsylvania woman linked to a far-right extremist movement was sentenced on Thursday to three years in prison for storming the U.S. Capitol, where she invaded then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office with other rioters.

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[kkwd]

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Chansley due to credits is moved to a halfway house.

Jan. 6 'Shaman' Jacob Chansley Moved to Halfway House​

Jacob Chansley, the man known as the Jan. 6 "Shaman," has been moved from federal prison to a halfway house, according to records from the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

"Recent changes have been made regarding First Step Act assessments such that the 28-day assessment will count as the first, and that an inmate will be able to earn 15 days after two assessments rather than three," a Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesperson told CBS News.
"These additional time credits were calculated during the last scheduled application rollout in March 2023. Therefore, these changes will allow inmates to earn the extra five days of time credit for every 30-day period."

 

[Halifax Tar]

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Chansley due to credits is moved to a halfway house.

The video footage of him and the LEOs chilling and sharing laughs is pretty damning to the idea that he is some sort of domestic threat.

 

[FJAG]

Special Forces veteran sentenced to seven years for illegal weapons, possession of classified report

Jeremy Brown served for 20 years in the U.S. Army. He's facing charges for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection.

taskandpurpose.com

 

[brihard]

Enrique Tarrio, leader of the Proud Boys, and several of his colleagues in that organization have been convicted of seditious conspiracy in relation to the January 6th insurrection attempt. They join several senior members of the Oath Keepers militia in being convicted of sedition.

Sentencing is pending for both the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys seditionists.

Four Proud Boys Convicted of Sedition in Key Jan. 6 Case

The verdict was a blow against the far-right group and another milestone in the Justice Department’s prosecution of the pro-Trump rioters who stormed the Capitol.

www.nytimes.com

 

[KevinB]

Enrique Tarrio, leader of the Proud Boys, and several of his colleagues in that organization have been convicted of seditious conspiracy in relation to the January 6th insurrection attempt. They join several senior members of the Oath Keepers militia in being convicted of sedition.

Sentencing is pending for both the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys seditionists.

Four Proud Boys Convicted of Sedition in Key Jan. 6 Case

The verdict was a blow against the far-right group and another milestone in the Justice Department’s prosecution of the pro-Trump rioters who stormed the Capitol.

www.nytimes.com

I thought part of Tarrio's defense blaming former President Donald Trump was well argued by his defense team.
I keep waiting for DJT's indictment for Sedition and Seditious Conspiracy, because a lot of the stuff used to convict the PB and OK's fits on him as well...

 

[JLB50]

I thought part of Tarrio's defense blaming former President Donald Trump was well argued by his defense team.
I keep waiting for DJT's indictment for Sedition and Seditious Conspiracy, because a lot of the stuff used to convict the PB and OK's fits on him as well...

Even though Trump deserves to be indicted for sedition, I’ll be very surprised if it happens. And if he does, I will be even more surprised if he is convicted. Still…one can always hope. Which puts me at odds with members of my extended family back in the Midwest U.S. who dote on every word he says, as if he is the new Messiah.

 

[QV]

What did Trump do that is worthy of a sedition indictment besides living rent free in your heads?

 

[Brad Sallows]

The politicians want to tell a story one way in the media; the prosecutors want to tell it differently in the courts. Overall they want to have it both ways.

Reasons for the lattter here.

 

[brihard]

The politicians want to tell a story one way in the media; the prosecutors want to tell it differently in the courts. Overall they want to have it both ways.

Reasons for the lattter here.

That article is somewhat lacking (I wanted to say disingenuous, but I’ll hold back on that) in that it ignores the existence of an ongoing federal special counsel led criminal investigation into the role played in Jan 6th events by people who weren’t there.

With a number of seditious conspiracy convictions entered across two groups, and sentencing yet to have taken place, I have zero doubt that investigators are exploring whether the sedition rose any higher.

Now, I’m not suggesting it did. I don’t believe we will see Trump or any of his inner circle charged in relation to sedition. But the article’s failure to even mention that ongoing investigation is a significant weakness in its thesis.

 

[Brad Sallows]

Andy McCarthy. Whatever his politics, he has some experience with the system.

 

[brihard]

A new high score has been set in January 6th sentencing- roughly 14 and a half years for assaulting multiple police officers with weapons plus the various additional counts e.g. obstruct official proceeding. Of note, the convicted, Peter Schwartz, has a lengthy criminal record of violence, and was quite unrepentant for his actions on January 6th.

Man gets 14 years in 1/6 case, longest sentence imposed yet

A Kentucky man with a long criminal record has been sentenced to a record-setting 14 years in prison for attacking police officers with pepper spray and a chair as he stormed the U.S. Capitol with his wife. Peter Schwartz’s prison sentence is the longest so far among hundreds of Capitol riot...

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There’s a visible trend of those convicted for assaulting police are getting some long sentences, even (though less so) with guilty pleas.

 

[OceanBonfire]

Speed’s conduct on Jan. 6 ”was one step on a disturbing path toward racially motivated criminal conduct — that ultimately featured plans for the kidnapping and mass murder of civilians,” prosecutors wrote.

Veteran 'enamored' with Hitler gets 4 years for Capitol riot

A military veteran who told an undercover FBI agent about his admiration for Adolf Hitler has been sentenced to four years in prison for storming the U.S. Capitol. U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden on Monday ordered Virginia resident Hatchet Speed to serve the four-year sentence after he...

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