[SoConPubbie]

Your problem is that the rioters were actually Antifa, not President Trump supporters.

[ytrebil]

"According to the evidence at trial, in the months leading up to Jan. 6, the defendants plotted to oppose by force the lawful transfer of presidential power..."

Actually, the transfer of presidential power wouldn't take place until January 20th.

[Responsibility2nd]

Why is anyone surprised at the tactics used against Proud Boys.

Ever since the coup d’etat (click tagline) we have had our fair share of political prisoners.

Like any good Banana Republic.

[Yo-Yo]

The problem with convicting members of the "western chauvinist" Proud Boys on seditious conspiracy charges is that it wrongly elevates a violent tantrum by a bunch of thugs to the level of an insurrection, and it lets officials who prosecute them puff themselves up as saviors of the republic

No, it allows officials to differentiate between prosecuting the J6 rioters and not prosecuting the Summer of Love BLM rioters.

[omega4412]

The upside: the feds have revived the seditious conspiracy laws in time for the next set of BLM riots.

[griswold3]

The goal of such prosecutions is to silence any opposition to the current regime. Any Leftists worth their salt use this tactic for control.
Those that don’t make good slaves to the State will make good Examples

[bigbob]

These charges were necessary to set the stage for getting Trump.

[Taxman]

ping

[sauropod]

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[Pirate Ragnar]

When are protests riots?