Posted on 03/25/2021 1:25:07 PM PDT by Mount Athos
The DO(In)J now admits that maybe the dog ate their homework:
"The Justice Department has since acknowledged in court hearings that some of its evidence concerning the riot -- carried out by a mob of supporters of former President Donald Trump to try to overturn his election loss -- is less damning than it initially indicated.
The department suffered another blow this week when U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta threatened to impose a gag order on prosecutors after Michael Sherwin, its former head prosecutor on the Capitol cases, told CBS's "60 Minutes" program that evidence pointed toward sedition charges against some defendants.
A charge of sedition -- meaning incitement of a rebellion -- has not been brought against any of the more than 400 people arrested to date. The most serious charges have been assault, conspiracy and obstruction of Congress or law enforcement.
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[M]issteps by the government could harm its credibility as accused ringleaders begin asking courts to drop some of the most serious charges.
"They are trying to build the most horrendous cases they can because the public wants it -- and this is politicizing criminal justice," said Gerald B. Lefcourt, who for decades has represented high-profile defendants in political demonstrations, including Black Panther leaders and "Chicago Seven" trial figure Abbie Hoffman.
The Justice Department declined to comment, saying it cannot discuss ongoing cases."
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Well, the lead attorney discussed it on 60 Minutes when he claimed he was about to start charging protesters with sedition.
But he can't comment on something that damages his Democrat Propaganda Lies.
Julie Kelly has been reporting on this thuggish, Third-World Banana Republic railroading of protesters and mere trespassers.
They have claimed that helmets were "weapons" to charge someone with being in possession of a weapon.
And to propagandize that the "insurrectionists" were armed.
And Kelly notes that prosecutors are now routinely taking people's political belief that the election was rigged as a valid reason to keep them in jail before a trial:
"Further, Bruno�s refusal to accept that Joe Biden fairly won the presidency is more proof he should stay in jail, prosecutors say. "The offenses committed by the defendant illuminate characteristics inconsistent with a person who could follow orders given by this Court, or indeed, any branch of the federal government. The defendant has espoused disbelief in the outcome of the 2020 Presidential election, and violently acted on that world view." (The government, both judges and lawyers, routinely cite a defendant�s doubt about last year�s election as evidence of wrongdoing.)"
Has a single GOP office-holder, or a single paid commentator for Conservative, Inc., objected to this overcharging of Americans?
Pushed back at all against this rampant denial of due process?
Said a peep about a militarized police force holding protesters in jail without bail while convicted killers are set free?
Even mentioned the rampant abuse of wiretapping to go on fishing expeditions to see which Trump voters can be charged with some contrived crime?
Has a single elected official pointed out that it's unconstitutional to criminalize a political belief?
No, not a one.
They're all in on it.
I’m sure they’ll keep and properly preserve all the records detailing the process by which they came to their conclusions.
“The defendant has espoused disbelief in the outcome of the 2020 Presidential election, and violently acted on that world view.”
There goes your presumption of innocence. Used to be they would have to prove such an assertion in trial, not conflate the accusations of the prosecution as facts to deny bail.
This is an occupation, they certainly act like it.
What election loss?
Since when is it a crime to doubt about election outcomes?
Since Thoughtcrime 2022?
Since CommunistDemocrat junta coup?
Voting is a joke now. The Totalitarian Secret Police and their stooges behind the Iron Curtain run this place, and no dissent thoughts are acceptable.
Butt, butt, butt........They’ll still prosecute somebody. Funny how one lie is believed and others, not so much.
As we have known
Makes one want to take a shillelah to Michael Sherwin (and many others) knees ...
If there are no severe consequences to bad behavior, there is no lesson learned and no change in the behavior.
Apparently thought crimes are prosecutor or arrest able now:
The autorney General that ordered the michigan woman arrested for ‘defying lock downs’ said this:
Here’s what the attorney general said (emphasis added):
Marlena Pavlos-Hackney had countless opportunities to comply with even the most basic health and safety protocols to protect her community from the spread of COVID-19. She defied her local health department and the court at every turn, instead choosing to taunt health inspectors, law enforcement and the courts at every turn — going on Tucker Carlson and setting up a lucrative GoFundMe account instead of making even the slightest effort to protect her customers, her workers and her community. She is no martyr and no hero. One cannot repeat the mantra of “Law and Order” and support the activities of Ms. Pavlos-Hackney. But if you cheered Donald Trump when he bragged about the many ways he avoided military service while others complied with their legal obligations, it’s no wonder you revere this woman. Making personal sacrifice for the greater good of our state and nation was once considered admirable Not anymore.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/michigan-ag-restaurant-owner-tucker-carlson
<>They’re all in on it.<>
Without question.
Which is why further voting in federal elections only serves to condone criminality.
The DOJ must admit that many of those that marched through the Capital succumbed to Herd mentality. It would have been the first insurrection that remained behind the velvet ropes. The Protesters will not be made examples to others who believe differently than the Administration.
My German mother told of those who would stand in the Town Square to incite the crowd, take names of who agreed and then meet with Ordnungspolize.
Yeah, Hillary and Stacey are locked up for the same thing.
The Reuters article basically saying the government exaggerated and lied, goes on to say that 5 people died as a result of the riot. They are doing the same exact thing. 1 person definitely died in the attack (shot by CP), the officer that died the next day that no evidence nor charges related to his death have been announced. The other 3 seem to have died from run of the mill medical emergencies. But they have to stay with the party line.
It would be unbelievable, but sadly, in this day and age it’s all too believable.
We are now becoming a morph of Nazi,Soviet and Stasi like government “justice” system.
bkmk
Seriously?!
In the end the judge and jury will send this prosecution down in flames. But not before a few million in legal fees is extracted from the defendants.
In the end the judge and jury will send this prosecution down in flames. But not before a few million in legal fees is extracted from the defendants.
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