Posted on 06/30/2020 4:37:24 AM PDT by 11th_VA
Edited on 06/30/2020 7:49:31 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
More than two years after the mass arrest of protesters at President Trump’s inauguration, two federal prosecutors walked into a D.C. courtroom earlier this month in a little-noticed hearing and told a judge that their investigation had ended and they would no longer pursue any of the cases.
The cases began with one of the most sweeping arrest actions ever in the nation’s capital. Authorities said rioters caused about $100,000 in property damage across 16 blocks downtown. The government said the group used “black bloc” tactics, dressing in dark colors and wearing masks, scarves or goggles to blend in with similarly dressed demonstrators who used rocks and crowbars to shatter windows of businesses and vehicles.
In all, 234 people were arrested and charged in the Inauguration Day rioting. Of them, 21 defendants pleaded guilty before trial — the only convictions arising from the arrests. A handful of defendants went to trial, which resulted in acquittals or hung juries. Other cases were dropped gradually.
The only convictions from the Inauguration Day Rioting were 21 that pleaded guilty before trial. The results of ALL THE TRIALS resulted in acquittals or hung juries.
It only takes one juror to acquit ... the system is broke, and the rioters know it.
Most of the recent arrears won’t be tried in DC. Big difference.
Which is another way of saying DC juries are broken.
If DC judge and jury systems worked....half the city council would be doing eight to twenty years in prison.
There goes the third box. The rioters are opening the fourth box. Rule of Law - Ha.
Proof the bag limit on lawyers needs to be removed..........
box?
In all, 234 people were arrested and charged in the Inauguration Day rioting. Of them, 21 defendants pleaded guilty before trial — the only convictions arising from the arrests. A handful of defendants went to trial, which resulted in acquittals or hung juries. Other cases were dropped gradually.
And just like that, the crimes just disappear.
Just like Hillarys emails.
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