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Jan. 6 riot caused $1.5 million in damage to Capitol — and U.S. prosecutors want defendants to pay
Wapo ^ | Spencer S Hsu

Posted on 06/03/2021 4:22:38 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd

U.S. prosecutors this week put a price tag on damage to the U.S. Capitol from the Jan. 6 breach — $1.5 million so far — and for the first time are asking defendants to cover some of the bill in plea offers, prosecutors and defense lawyers said.

The U.S. attorney’s office in Washington cited the damage estimate Wednesday in court and in plea papers filed in the case of Paul Hodgkins, 38. The Tampa crane operator pleaded guilty to one felony count of obstructing an official proceeding of Congress and faces sentencing July 19 in Washington.

“Your client acknowledges that the riot that occurred on January 6, 2021, caused as of May 17, 2021, approximately $1,495,326.55 damage to the United States Capitol,” stated a plea agreement letter sent by Assistant U.S. Attorney Mona Sedky and signed by Hodgkins and his attorney in May.

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Real insurrectionists have caused billions of dollars in Portland, Milwaukee and other cities.

But who cares?

1 posted on 06/03/2021 4:22:38 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
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To: Responsibility2nd

Wow - that’s a lot of money for a few broken windows and cleaning up Ashli Babbit’s blood from the Capitol floor.


2 posted on 06/03/2021 4:25:45 PM PDT by Chainmail (Remember - that half the people you meet are below average intelligence)
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To: Responsibility2nd

My view exactly. Portland, Seattle, Minneapolis, etc etc...


3 posted on 06/03/2021 4:26:06 PM PDT by Paleo Pete (You can't fix stupid, but you can numb it with a 2X4...)
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To: Responsibility2nd

I didn’t see anything that I couldn’t fix for ten grand. A couple busted windows.


4 posted on 06/03/2021 4:26:27 PM PDT by enumerated
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To: Responsibility2nd

Send the bill to George Soros and ANTIFA. /spit.


5 posted on 06/03/2021 4:26:30 PM PDT by Flavious_Maximus
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To: Responsibility2nd

$1.5M? BS. Let’s see the itemized list.


6 posted on 06/03/2021 4:26:43 PM PDT by plain talk
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The Biden admin causes that much damage approx every 30 seconds.


7 posted on 06/03/2021 4:26:52 PM PDT by proust (All posts made under this handle are, for the intents and purposes of the author, considered satire.)
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A couple windows and doors?? $1.5 million...who’s kidding who??


8 posted on 06/03/2021 4:26:58 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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So, who opened the electromagetic door locks to the Capitol and LET these “non-Trump” supporting anarcho leftist hooligans inside.

The ones who LET THEM in in the first place should be charged for the bulk of the damages they claiming to have arisen.


9 posted on 06/03/2021 4:27:53 PM PDT by John S Mosby (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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Pure BS but when a toilet seat in Afghanistan is $600.00 what the hell would you expect!!!


10 posted on 06/03/2021 4:28:29 PM PDT by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Pelosi just spent 1 BILLION for her personal police force.

I don’t see why the money can’t come out of that.

It is 50% of our money after all and “we” are who she blames for it.


11 posted on 06/03/2021 4:28:36 PM PDT by Skywise
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Goebbels announcement!


12 posted on 06/03/2021 4:28:36 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is another Sam Adams now that we desperately need him?)
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To: plain talk

EXTREMELY detailed itemized list, supported with photos.


13 posted on 06/03/2021 4:29:06 PM PDT by ridesthemiles ( )
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To: Responsibility2nd

But it’s only property. They have insurance.


14 posted on 06/03/2021 4:29:09 PM PDT by NotSoFreeStater (If you choose not to decide you still have made a choice)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Capitol cops let them in.


15 posted on 06/03/2021 4:29:16 PM PDT by SkyDancer (I Identify As Vaccinated)
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Real insurrectionists have caused billions of dollars in Portland, Milwaukee and other cities. But who cares?

One report I heard matched pork money to cities run by liberal Dem mayors with riots, showing WE the taxpayers are paying for their allowing anarchy while we sat at home. Report said the titles of the "infrastructure" hid the real purposes (rebuilding from burned and looted city actions of the rioters). So a crumbling overpass is named but the loss of revenue due to the rioting last year is really what is being funded.)

16 posted on 06/03/2021 4:29:26 PM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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Make them pay in DC and all those other cities.


17 posted on 06/03/2021 4:29:54 PM PDT by Captain Compassion (I'm just sayin')
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Remember When Bush took office.
Their so called pranks cost about $100.000

Nothing to here, lets all just move on./s


18 posted on 06/03/2021 4:30:03 PM PDT by just me (God bless President Trump and the USA)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Peasants and their peasant taccooo stands, courthouses and homes.

But about the “damage” to the Capitol: Is Sullivan the BLM fake journalist paying anything?

How about the rowdy spectators at the Kavanaugh hearing? They were interrupting an official proceeding, and attempting to intimidate Senators in the performance of their duty.


19 posted on 06/03/2021 4:30:08 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 ("The impossible happens all the time. You just have to believe." Will Robinson)
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How much did Antifa and democrats have to pay when they destroyed DC during Trump’s inauguration?

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/arrests-violence-flares-parts-capital-inauguration-day/story?id=44925970


20 posted on 06/03/2021 4:30:30 PM PDT by Cowgirl of Justice
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