Posted on 06/30/2021 3:56:06 AM PDT by Kaslin
So far, the Justice Department has charged more than 450 people with taking part in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. You hear a lot about the cases of those accused of violent acts or conspiring to take part in an "insurrection." But recently, we saw the resolution of a much more pedestrian case, one that is likely representative of the rioters who ended up inside the Capitol, but did not take part in any violence.
On June 22, a 28-year-old Tennessee man, Bryan Wayne Ivey, pleaded guilty to his role in the riot. The charge he pleaded guilty to, "Parading, Demonstrating or Picketing in a Capitol Building," is a misdemeanor that carries a maximum sentence of six months in jail and a $500 fine.
Ivey was originally charged with four crimes. The first was "Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds." The second was "Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds." The third was "Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building." And the final charge, the one to which he pleaded guilty, was the "Parading" charge.
In court papers, prosecutors said they learned about Ivey's presence in the Capitol from a "concerned citizen" who identified Ivey as the man in a photo of another rioter -- Proud Boys member Dominic Pezzola -- who smashed a window in order to enter the Capitol. Prosecutors identified Ivey in a bunch of other videos and photos of the rioters inside the Capitol. The photos included in the affidavit supporting the charges show Ivey standing around taking selfies and photos of people in the building. It appears that was Ivey's main activity during the riot.
In his plea, Ivey admitted that he knew at the time he was not supposed to be in the Capitol under such circumstances; the public does not enter through broken windows. In return for his guilty plea to the "Parading" charge, the Justice Department dropped the three other charges against him. Ivey has been free while his case has been adjudicated; it is likely, although not guaranteed, that he will be sentenced to probation with no jail time.
Why is this particular case important? It doesn't really tell us anything about the leadership or the worst actors in the Capitol riot. Rather, it tells us about a lot of the other people who ended up in the Capitol that day. In early March, FBI Director Christopher Wray told the Senate that he divided people involved in the events of Jan. 6 into three categories. "The first group -- the largest group, the group that we need to spend the least time talking about -- is peaceful, maybe rowdy, protesters, but who weren't violating the law," Wray said. And then:
"Then there's the second group -- think of a reverse pyramid -- a second group that is people who may have come intending to just be part of a peaceful protest, but either got swept up in -- in the motive, or emotion, or whatever, engaged in kind of low-level criminal behavior. Trespass, say, on the Capitol grounds, but not breaching the building. [It's] still criminal conduct, still needs to be addressed, but more on the fly, in the moment, opportunistic.
"The third group -- the smallest group numerically, but by far and away the most serious group -- are those who breached the Capitol grounds and engaged in violence against law enforcement, who attempted to disrupt the members of Congress and the conduct of their constitutional responsibilities. And of those, some of those people clearly came to Washington, we now know, with plans and intentions to engage in the worst kind of violence we would consider domestic terrorism. And so, some of that coordination appears to have been coordinated travel, coordinated meeting up, coordinated in terms of what kind of gear they might be wearing or bringing with them, that kind of thing."
It appears Bryan Wayne Ivey was one of those who, as Wray said, got "swept up" in events. He actually entered the Capitol, where he milled around for about half an hour before leaving. It does not appear he was trying to overthrow the United States government. It does not appear he was trying to destroy the Constitution. It does not appear he was bent on insurrection. He was taking selfies, and then he left. And that is one of the more prosaic -- and likely common -- stories of the Capitol riot.
Doesn’t really matter. The iron-fisted process was intended as the penalty. They’ll next be arresting conservatives and holding them without bail for “overdue library material,” probably around Election Day.
From the article: “In court papers, prosecutors said they learned about Ivey’s presence in the Capitol from a “concerned citizen” who identified Ivey as the man in a photo of another rioter — Proud Boys member Dominic Pezzola — who smashed a window in order to enter the Capitol.”
The Sixth amendment to the US Constitution gives defendants the right “to be confronted with the witnesses against him”. Why has the alleged concerned citizen who brought this defendant’s alleged crime to the authorities not been publicly identified? Are the defense attorneys in these July 6 insisting the Constitution be followed or are they simply deal makers colluding with the prosecutors to rack up guilty pleas.
Ha! Everyone knows conservatives dont read.
Convicted - excuse to confiscate guns. They’re in the system. They know where you live.
Remember, this is D.C. and this is where the Jury Pool is located. Arguments based upon the ‘right to petition’ and ‘right to assembly’ will only work in the appeals, maybe, after conviction. These people who are pleading guilty now are following their lawyer’s advice, especially with misdemeanor charges.
This is the home of the SWAMP and they are building a record of convictions like Pharos Pyramid, a monument to their power! Sorry to say but going inside the Capitol on 6 January was a mugs game on their home ground!
Trying to milk it for everything they can. It distracts the country from the real problems.
Seems boiler plate to me,so why were the warnings of crowds coming for the Presidents speech,some who could be violent ignored?
It was intentional,that’s why,the intelligence community,the democrats are communists and were intent on sending a message to Trump supporters
Federal Protection of “Oath Keepers” Kingpin Stewart Rhodes Breaks The Entire Capitol “Insurrection” Lie Wide Open
June 30, 2021
Hey Republicans, you can crack open the entire story of January 6, 2021 (“1/6”) with one simple, relentless question: what is the FBI and Army Counterintelligence’s relationship with Stewart Rhodes?
Stewart Rhodes is the founder, boss and kingpin of the Oath Keepers.
The Oath Keepers, we are told, are America’s largest militia, the most prominent antigovernment group in the United States, and the preeminent right-wing domestic extremist insider threat to the entire U.S. military.
Whatever the truth of these hyperbolic claims, the fact remains: the Oath Keepers are the most extensively prosecuted paramilitary group alleged to be involved in 1/6. Indeed, it was the alleged “pre-planned assault” on the Capitol by Stewart Rhodes’s alleged Oath Keepers lieutenants that was used as the key talking point to try to convert the day’s events from a protest into an “insurrection.”
But Stewart Rhodes is not simply a key figure in the Oath Keepers. Stewart Rhodes is the Oath Keepers, according to Oath Keepers board member Richard Mack.
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I don’t have time to waste reading what with spending all my time denying science and being racist & all...
I was just wondering after reading about LE intelligence saying that there would be violence at the Capital on January 6th; was the White House briefed on the intelligence as well as the Capital police??
I recall that after the 2016 election and before inauguration, the intelligence community illegally withheld intelligence from the Trump transition team.
Is there a (legit) defense fund for the 1/6 defendants?
Seems boiler plate to me,so why were the warnings of crowds coming for the Presidents speech,some who could be violent ignored?
It was intentional,that’s why,the intelligence community,the democrats are communists and were intent on sending a message to Trump supporters
Bookmark.
So Wray is totally aware these were AntiFa/BLM infiltrators in Trump gear who specialize in hit-and-blend-back-into-the-crowd while over 400 gawking patriot tourists are incarcerated (which is all Pelosi's run as Robespeare). Got no idea why that Pazzola guy broke discipline - there's always one. I'm asking why you seem to be down on the Oath Keepers in general when so many were brothers. Did you see "60 Minutes" smear on them? ALMOST said 'domestic terrorists' but not quite.
While I utterly respect your service to America and your patriotic work post service I’d like an answer on this. Are the Oath Keepers positive or negative for our nation? The Second Amendment supports them.
So what did these 'terrorists" do on Jan 6?
SO, WTH is that lunatic Nasty doing with a “commission” is it?
Remember the song “What kind of Fool am I?”
Nasty should be put under oath and forced to answer that question. I know the answer, Mrs. Wiggins.
The WORST kind of fool.
I think Idiot Wray just busted her balloon.
I see a bleak future for you.
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