Posted on 11/01/2022 6:19:34 AM PDT by weston
Throw the little elf over the Potomac!
Homeless man, 29, with TWENTY FIVE arrests - and wanted over two other sex attacks - is busted for 5:30am rape and robbery of female jogger, 43, after choking her unconscious as she ran along Hudson River in NYC's affluent West Village https://t.co/Wx69ohVk1x pic.twitter.com/YinIcTPiAH— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) November 3, 2022
Former US Capitol Police Officer Found Guilty Of Obstructing Jan. 6 Investigation
Michael Riley, 51, was convicted on Oct. 28 of violating a law that states a person who “alters, destroys, mutilates, or conceals a record, document, or other object, or attempts to do so, with the intent to impair the object’s integrity or availability for use in an official proceeding” shall be punished by up to 20 years in prison.
But jurors deadlocked on a second obstruction charge, and U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson, an Obama appointee overseeing the trial, declared a mistrial on that count.
On that count “we have, after lengthy discussions and multiple approaches, reached a deadlock that we feel certain will not shift,” the jury said in a note to Jackson.
The charge alleged Riley caused or induced a person to “alter, destroy, mutilate, or conceal an object with intent to impair the object’s integrity or availability for use in an official proceeding.”
Riley was charged in 2021 with obstruction after authorities said he told a Jan. 6 attendee to remove photographs from their Facebook page.
Riley then deleted messages he exchanged with the person several days after the person was arrested, according to charging documents.
Riley’s lawyers lodged a motion for acquittal during the trial. Jackson reserved judgement on the motion until after the trial.
After the charges were announced, USCP Chief Tom Manger said that obstruction of justice “is a very serious allegation” and that after learning of the allegations, Riley was placed on leave pending the completion of the case.
Riley resigned several weeks later.
“As is the case with many of his colleagues, Officer Riley engaged in acts of heroism on January 6, 2021, responding to the attack on the U.S. Capitol,” his lawyers said in a statement at the time. “With regard to the charges against him, the evidence will show that it is not a felony for one person to suggest to another that they take down ill-conceived Facebook posts.”
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@financialjuice
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THE G7 HAS AGREED TO SET A FIXED PRICE FOR RUSSIAN OIL.
Stupid.
unusual_whales
@unusual_whales
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BREAKING: Apple, $AAPL, pauses all hiring except for research and development.
Looks like a case of walk lockstep with our J6 narrative or we are coming for you.
Sends a chilling message to anyone who wants to do the right thing.
Who do they think they are and how are they going to enforce it?
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
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Join me tonight in Sioux City, Iowa—LIVE at 8:00 PM EDT. Will be on @RSBN, @NewsMax, @OAN, @realamericasvoice, and Donald J. Trump @rumble, among others. Big crowd!
rumble.com/v1qxmlc-live-presid
The Trump Iowa Rally has started.
I’m watching on RAV with Ed and Karyn.
Walter Kirn
@walterkirn
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That speech tonight was not a campaign speech. It did not have any real persuasive value or political intent. It was a speech specifically meant to manage and mold expectations about the vote-counting process.
Ominous.
Worse than Philadelphia.
Bill Mitchell
@mitchellvii
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Remember, 99% of the things that got you banned from Twitter for “spreading misinformation” over the past 4 years turned out to be completely true.
Hey....reminds me of my tagline (that I borrowed from Emerald, a few months ago :-)
Can this former Cap Po officer appeal???
Is there a game tonight or will you be watching the Rally?
I have the rally on my laptop, tho.
I'll go back and forth.
Hubs made a funny face when I said there's a Trump rally
My hubby doesn’t even give me that.😬
MTG speaking now.
Is MTG a permanent fixture on the Trump Rallies, now?
Yes, I think she and Mike go to most of the rallies.
It looks cold and windy in Iowa.
Oh, MTG was on tape and now Grassley is speaking live.
I can’t wait for his investigations to commence.
Hunter at the top of his list.
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