Posted on 03/09/2023 12:17:41 PM PST by McGruff
The ex-lawyer for Jacob Chansley, the Navy veteran known widely in the media as the "QAnon Shaman" for his outlandish look during the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, told Fox News' Tucker Carlson he had not seen the newly-released footage that could have aided his client against federal charges.
Watkins said the footage proves Chansley did not have all the evidence to decide whether he should go to trial or take a plea. (He ultimately took a plea.}
"This is about our justice system being so compromised, the very integrity and core of that, which we wore as a badge of honor for the entirety of our nation's history, has been rendered a vile, disgusting mess by a Department of Justice that was running amok," Watkins said. "And they didn't share the video of my client, the footage from my client with nine officers surrounding him peacefully, wandering about, trying to help them, trying to get him access to the Senate chamber. They didn't because it didn't fit their narrative."
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Emergency appeal....multi million dollar lawsuit!
We’re at the point where government is saying, “what are you going to do about it”
Sounds to me like laws were broken, and not buy the guy in jail.
The committee on weaponization of government could fix all this in about 2 days if speaker McCarthy was willing to go along and start Signing ARREST and DETAINMENT WARRANTS for Multiple DOJ Officials and Judges.
“U.S. CODE
TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 6—CONGRESSIONAL AND COMMITTEE PROCEDURE; INVESTIGATIONS
Sec. 193. Privilege of witnesses
No witness is privileged to refuse to testify to any fact, or to produce any paper, respecting which he shall be examined by either House of Congress, or by any joint committee established by a joint or concurrent resolution of the two Houses of Congress, or by any committee of either House, upon the ground that his testimony to such fact or his production of such paper may tend to disgrace him or otherwise render him infamous.”
Simply look up Hinds Precedents, especially chapters 53 and 51, and Cannon’s Precedents, especially chapters 184-185. You’ll find numerous detailed cases of Congress asserting its power, arresting people, holding them until they agreed to answer questions, and then releasing them. Some of these people did not refuse to appear, but simply failed to satisfactorily answer questions.
Congress has the authority to arrest and imprison those found in Contempt. The power extends throughout the United States and is an inherent power (does not depend upon legislated act)
If found in Contempt the person can be arrested under a warrant of the Speaker of the House of Representatives or President of the Senate, by the respective Sergeant at Arms.
Statutory criminal contempt is an alternative to inherent contempt.
Under the inherent contempt power Congress may imprison a person for a specific period of time or an indefinite period of time, except a person imprisoned by the House of Representatives may not be imprisoned beyond adjournment of a session of Congress.
Imprisonment may be coercive or punitive.
Some references
[1] Joseph Story’s Commentaries on the Constitution, Volume 2, § 842 http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/print_documents/a1_5s21.html
[2] Anderson v. Dunn - 19 U.S. 204 - “And, as to the distance to which the process might reach, it is very clear that there exists no reason for confining its operation to the limits of the District of Columbia; after passing those limits, we know no bounds that can be prescribed to its range but those of the United States.” http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/19/204/case.html
[3] Jurney v. MacCracken, 294 U.S. 125 http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/294/125/case.html 73rd Cong., 78 Cong. Rec. 2410 (1934) https://archive.org/details/congressionalrec78aunit
[4] McGrain v. Daugherty, 273 U.S. 135 - Under a warrant issued by the President of the Senate the Deputy to the Senate Sergeant at Arms arrested at Cincinnati, Ohio, Mally S. Daugherty, who had been twice subpoenaed by the Senate and twice failed to appear. http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/273/135/case.html
[5] Rules of the House of Representatives, Rule IV Duties of the Sergeant at Arms - [] execute the commands of the House, and all processes issued by authority thereof, directed to him by the Speaker. http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/HMAN-105/pdf/HMAN-105-pg348.pdf
[6] An analysis of Congressional inquiry, subpoena, and enforcement http://www.constitutionproject.org/documents/when-congress-comes-calling-a-primer-on-the-principles-practices-and-pragmatics-of-legislative-inquiry/
In 1857, a New York Times reporter refused to say which members of Congress had asked him to get them bribes (protecting his “sources” just as various Judith Millers today protect the people who feed them proven lies that costs thousands of lives), so Congress locked him up until he answered and then banned him from Congress.
In 1924 an oil executive appeared but refused to answer certain questions, so the Senate held — literally held — him in contempt. Senator Thomas Walsh of Montana argued that this question of contempt was of the gravest importance, and that it involved “the very life of the effective existence of the House of Representatives of the United States and of the Senate of the United States.” The matter was taken to court, and the witness fined and imprisoned.
Oops.
Doesn’t sound like anyone is going to try to rectify this situation. We don’t have a legal system. We have a persecution system.
Someone needs to go to jail for this. I’m sick of these ghouls trashing the law to get what they want. I also want to see some of these judges removed.
Jail, jail, jail......... there will never be jail
A more lasting solution is needed
Are you suggesting murder?
The video of him walking the halls with capital police was seen a very long time ago. Wonder why his lawyer didnt bring it up sooner.....hmmmm!
No of course not. That would not be legal
Unfortunately no judge in D.C will grant an appeal no matter the evidence.
It is a travesty!
God please let the TRUTH come out!
Freepers posted the evidence a long time ago with all the videos that I saw back when it happened, I knew this was an inside job to hurt the true patriots standing up for freedom.
Freepers know why all the videos that showed what really happened were pulled from the internet a long time ago. Freepers knew the truth and had evidence that is now coming out. That is why I don’t watch the fake news.
The Liars in Leadership and the liars in media never wanted the real truth to come out; but the LIARS need to know people are praying and the TRUTH is always going to come out sooner or later.
Yes, it’s ridiculous. They didn’t try to deter him or stop him...in fact they facilitated him and then prosecuted him for accepting the facilitation by authorities.
Just more entrapment, they love that strategy.
The prosecution almost certainly, and knowingly, withheld key discovery evidence. Isn’t this legally required PRIOR to the defendent making a plea agreement? If it is, he should be allowed to withdraw his plea. The prosecutor himself should be cited for misconduct and/or given the opportunity to request dismissal or downgrade of charges.
The question not asked by Tucker was Now what? What are you or his current legal team going to do about these videos?
sidney powell was able to get flynn’s plea vacated
They are not about rule of law.
We have a seven-tiered INjustice NONsystem:
1) Foreign invaders aka migrants
2) Democrats
3) LGBTZRSTUVWXYZ+ regardless of party
4) “People of Color” regardless of party
5) Muslims
6) Republicans in general
7) White, Christian, straight men
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