There is no justice in DC. They seldom bother charging a Democrat with anything, and even when they do, they let them go.
The throw the book at anyone who is not part of the corrupt system of DC.
Forget it Jake, it’s DC.
Why can’t conservatives file a class action lawsuit for different treatment under the law?
[proust #9] It’s hard for conservatives to get good legal advice in DC.Diogenes Lamp #11] There is no justice in DC. They seldom bother charging a Democrat with anything, and even when they do, they let them go.
Dr. Simone Gold, MD, JD, is also an attorney. She raised $430,000 for her legal defense, didn't file a single motion, and pleaded guilty. Pleading guilty to a misdemeanor may save her medical license or law license (if any).
If she ignored police commands to leave Statuary Hall (as was alleged) she would have had a difficult time maintaining she was innocent. She would have had little chance of a defense succeeding, and a certain significant expense. As a lawyer, she may have seen that escaping with minimal damage and expense, and without a trial record, was the best she could do.
[Thread article] She pleaded guilty in March to a misdemeanor charge of unlawfully entering and remaining in a restricted area of the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 attack.
D.C juries have found convictions for the same or similar charges in other cases. Balancing the expense of contesting the case, the evidence, and the possible downside, Dr. Gold apparently chose to plead to the misdemeanor count.
Prosecutors said Gold hasn’t shown remorse or accepted responsibility for her actions. They accused her of trying to profit from her crime, saying America’s Frontline Doctors has raised more than $430,000 through its website for her legal expenses.“It beggars belief that Gold could have incurred anywhere near $430,000 in costs for her criminal defense: after all, she pleaded guilty — in the face of indisputable, readily identifiable evidence — without filing a single motion,” prosecutors wrote in a court filing.
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“I can certainly speak to the place that I was, and it most emphatically was not a riot,” she said. “Where I was, was incredibly peaceful.”But prosecutors say she entered the Capitol immediately after a law enforcement officer was assaulted and dragged to the ground in front of her. Gold also joined a mob that was trying to break into the House chamber and later ignored police commands to leave Statuary Hall so she could finish giving a speech, according to prosecutors.