Complete opposite in fact. Slaves were chased for wanting freedom. MAGA terrorists are chased for attempting to take freedoms from others
Look at the Proud Boys fleeing the organization as the arrests ramp up. Where is their pride? Proud Boys across the U.S. renounce membership as arrests, repercussions from Jan. 6 ratchet up Are the Proud Boys no longer proud? https://www.dailydot.com/debug/proud-boys-affliations-jan-6/
Some insurrectionists never seem to learn... Back in prison in 3, 2, 1... Infamous Capitol rioter Jenna Ryan released from jail and immediately resumes sharing conspiracy theories Trump supporter’s prolific social media presence have made her one of 6 January’s most recognisable names https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...na-ryan-capitol-riot-conspiracy-b2018128.html One of the most infamous of the 6 January rioters who attacked the US Capitol has been released from jail after serving her sentence – and has immediately returned to social media to share angry conspiracy theories about the state of the US. Jenna Ryan, a Texas realtor who flew to Washington on a private jet to take part in the protest against Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 election, was ordered to pay a $1,500 fine and sentenced to 60 days in jail. This sentence was handed down despite a tweet in which she insisted: “Definitely not going to jail. Sorry I have blonde hair, white skin, a great job, a great future, and I’m not going to jail. Sorry to rain on your hater parade. I did nothing wrong.” Despite this claim, she ultimately pleaded guilty to misdemeanour charges. An avid social media user who live-streamed during the attack, she posted after her sentencing: “I’m just gonna make a blanket statement to all the people that are calling me and texting me. You win!!! I’m going to prison. So you don’t need to contact me anymore. Pop champagne and then rejoice. But just leave me alone. Thank you.” She even appeared to disown Donald Trump at one point, telling the Washington Post a month after the insurrection that “I’m a complete villain. I was down there based on what my president said. ‘Stop the steal.’ Now I see that it was all over nothing. He was just having us down there for an ego boost. I was there for him.” Now she has been released, however, Ms Ryan’s Twitter feed is once again filled with the sorts of conspiracy theories that many of those who invaded the Capitol on 6 January have cited as justification for their actions. Among the posts she has shared are misleading and false claims about an “illegal spy ring” who supposedly conspired against Donald Trump on behalf of Hillary Clinton, who also “fabricated the Russian collusion hoax”. She also tweeted out a story from Infowars entitled “The Mind Control Police: The Government’s War on Thought Crimes and Truth-Tellers”, a lengthy screed against the rollout of a new domestic terrorism unit by the Justice Department.
‘I Feel Betrayed’: Woman Sentenced for Jan. 6 Breach Claims She Was ‘Promised’ White House Job, Gets Jail Time Instead https://lawandcrime.com/u-s-capitol...mised-white-house-job-gets-jail-time-instead/ A Pennsylvania woman convicted of breaching a “sensitive space” of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 told a sentencing judge on Wednesday that people close to former President Donald Trump “promised” her a White House job. Instead, she received a jail sentence that she fears could lose her custody of her kid. Annie Howell, 31, recorded at least five videos that day, including one of her in a ransacked conference room in what prosecutors described as a “sensitive space” inside the Capitol building. According to prosecutors, she can be heard leading a chant of “Whose house? Our house!” She also recorded multiple videos of law enforcement being attacked by the violent mob of Donald Trump supporters who stormed the building in an effort to stop Congress from certifying Joe Biden‘s win in the 2020 presidential election. At her sentencing hearing Wednesday, Howell said that she had been told by GOP officials that she would be rewarded for her dedication to keeping Trump in office. “I feel betrayed by the former president,” she said during the hearing. “I was promised things by people that were close to him, such as a job in the White House.” “I Helped Set Up Security for Trump” Howell elaborated on her connections to the GOP in Pennsylvania in a letter she filed with the court ahead of the sentencing hearing. She said that as a result of her work as a volunteer, she was invited to an “exclusive, invitation only, dinner with Eric Trump” and became more “politically connected” after that. “I was surrounded by Congressman, Senators, even Trump advisers. I helped set up security for Trump and his family with the secret service,” Howell claimed in her letter. “By this point in time I had a large social media following and was enthusiastic about the 2020 election and Donald Trump, my candidate,” she continued. “I was promised future benefits, including a possible White House job for my hard work, my loyalty and my dedication to Trump and his family. Immediately following the election, I was asked directly by a Trump adviser and supposed close friend to help collect affidavits from PA. residents in eight [8] Pennsylvania counties.” Notably, Howell has met with investigators for the House committee investigating Jan. 6. According to her attorney, Howell has provided information that has been “investigated, verified and found to be valuable.” That didn’t matter to prosecutors, however. “It doesn’t change the fact we still believe she is still deserving of incarceration in this matter,” prosecutor Benjamin Kringer said at the hearing Wednesday. In one video, according to prosecutors, Howell kept recording as rioters dragged three police officers down the stairs and brutally assaulted them. Howell can allegedly be heard yelling “fuck you” at the officers during this attack. “It is difficult to understand how somebody can watch officers being hit with sticks, being kicked, being attacked with their own stolen riot shields, and cheer for those attacks to continue,” Kinger said at the hearing. “Some rioters were force multipliers,” the prosecutor added. “I Do Think You Have to Serve Some Time” Although Howell didn’t physically assault officers or destroy property, Kringer said her participation in Jan. 6 “went beyond her presence at the riot,” including posting videos to Facebook that Kringer said “spread propaganda” and blamed the violence on law enforcement and anti-Trump activists. FBI Director Christopher Wray has said there is no evidence that anti-fascist activists—often referred to as “antifa”—participated in violence at the Capitol that day. On Wednesday, Senior U.S. District Judge Thomas Hogan sentenced Howell to 60 days in jail. The jail time was ordered as a condition of a three-year probation sentence. Hogan, a Ronald Reagan appointee, said that he wanted to avoid putting Howell in a position where she could lose custody of her eight-year-old son, whose father has sought full custody since Howell’s arrest. “I do think you have to serve some time of incarceration for your activity,” Hogan said. “I cannot see just giving you probation.” Hogan said that Howell must serve her sentence in 10-day increments at a local jail. Howell’s attorney H. Heather Shaner asked Hogan to reconsider, saying that the sentence could cause Howell to lose custody of her son. But Hogan didn’t budge. “I’ve recommended that that not happen,” Hogan said. “I don’t know why 10 days at various times of the month, why she can’t do it. I don’t see how the sentence makes any difference, whether it’s all probation or probation with intermittent confinement.” Shaner asked that the intermittent sentence be served on weekends instead of the longer 10-day sessions. “I’m going to leave it as it is,” Hogan said. “I think it’s the only appropriate thing based on the the conduct and actions at the Jan. 6 riot. I considered giving her straight time for more than 60 days, frankly, and if it had been a different situation, I would have given her more time in jail.” Hogan also ordered Howell to complete 60 hours of community service. “Trying to Downplay the Riot” Before issuing his sentence, Hogan gave Howell the chance to speak on her own behalf. She told him that she was “embarrassed and ashamed” and that she is not the same person who cheered in support of rioters who were repeatedly assaulting law enforcement. “I can’t express more how different I am today,” she told Hogan, citing the fact that she has watched movies like “Schindler’s List” and read books about “oppression and bigotry and racism”—a pre-sentencing tactic that Shaner has apparently employed with other Jan. 6 defendants. Howell also said that her participation in the riot was motivated by her support for Trump. Howell had pleaded guilty in December to one count of entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds. The misdemeanor charge is punishable by up to one year in jail. Prosecutors requested a sentence of 60 days’ incarceration; Howell had asked for a period of probation only. During the hearing, Hogan took time to address what he calls the “whitewashing” of the Capitol attack, joining some of his colleagues on the bench who have similarly condemned lawmakers and other political figures who have sought to soft-pedal the events of the day. “I am concerned because what we have going on in this country is certain legislators in our Congress and Senate [are] trying to downplay the riot, tending to whitewash it, attempting to provide a different narrative,” Hogan said. “There are people of substance trying to mislead the United States and its citizens as to what really happened at the riot,” Hogan said. “I think that’s something we have to be very careful about. Jan. 6 was an insurrection.” Hogan said it was “probably the worst thing that’s happened” to attack democracy in the U.S. since the War of 1812 when British troops set fire to the White House. Hogan added that it’s frightening that so many Americans “bought in so much to this belief that caused the riot, that they could continue to believe [up to] the next election, if the person they want is not elected, [they could] go back to rioting again and attacking our institutions. We need to be concerned about that in particular with those individuals who are trying to downplay the riot and what really happened.”
Someone that stupid maybe should not be in charge of a kid.... also there are so many hearsay claims these people are using to deflect personal responsibility and try and blame the bigger conspiracy for their actions. In all these incidents no actual evidence has been produced so I begin to believe these people less and less. They should go to jail for longer sentences and if they want a reduced sentence produce something actual of "people close to former President Trump" saying something...
MAGA Rioter’s Defense Lawyer Concedes That He’s Guilty During Court Hearing https://dailyboulder.com/maga-rioters-defense-lawyer-concedes-that-hes-guilty-during-court-hearing/ The first criminal trial in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol hurtled toward an unexpected consensus on Monday when the defense attorney made a surprise admission that his client, Texas Trump supporter Guy Reffitt, is actually guilty of some of the charges he is facing for his role in the deadly insurrection. Reffitt, 49, is accused of “leading an early wave of rioters up a stairway outside the Capitol, carrying a pistol on his hip as he did so and later threatening to shoot his children if they reported him to the FBI,” Politico reports. The unexpected twist came after prosecutors thundered about the defendant’s guilt during closing arguments, presenting a wide range of evidence to support their case against Reffitt. “Prosecutors presented a mountain of video evidence and testimony against Reffitt, including his crude boasts about planning to drag Speaker Nancy Pelosi from the Capitol by the hair,” according to Politico. That’s when defense attorney William Welch bluntly told jurors that Reffitt was indeed “guilty” of some of the charges against him. However, the defense lawyer said his client was “not guilty of the felony charge of doing so while armed,” Politico reported. “The evidence shows that he remained in a restricted area,” Welch said. “That is what proof beyond a reasonable doubt looks like — but it ends there.” Reffitt faces up to 20 years in five felony charges: two counts of civil disorder, one of obstruction of an official proceeding, one of obstruction of justice and one of entering a restricted area with a firearm. Most of the testimony on Monday appeared to center on one civil disorder charge that accuses Reffitt of impeding and interfering with police amid civil unrest. He faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. Read the full report on Politico.
Some people stand up for what they believe in. Others run. If Americans were in the same position as Ukrainians right now, more Republicans than Democrats would stay and fight, according to a poll released Monday. Of the Republicans surveyed in the Quinnipiac University Poll, 68% said they would stay and fight compared to 40% of Democrats. Among Democrats, 52% said they would flee the country, compared to 25% of Republicans. God Bless those Americans who still believe in our history and traditions and are willing to fight.
That's right, fighting on behalf Putin. Besides, GOP are full of hot air, their bone spur leader leads by example.
'Petulant' Capitol rioter ordered back to jail after sending thousands of texts to his wife -- who was a potential witness https://www.rawstory.com/william-robert-norwood/ A South Carolina man charged for his role on the Capitol riot has been ordered to be held in jail for witness tampering -- the witness being his estranged wife, The Post and Courier reports. William Robert Norwood III's wife was a potential government witness and he was ordered not to contact her, but he sent her thousands of text messages anyway. As The Post and Courier points out, Norwood will be held pending trial at a jail in the District of Columbia. Magistrate Judge Kevin McDonald found Norwood “attempted to obstruct justice" by texting his wife, who was reportedly with him in D.C. on Jan. 6. He also made numerous phone calls to her. In one message, he asked her to invoke “spousal privilege” so she wouldn’t testify against him. “Norwood’s messages to his estranged wife are harassing, abusive, petulant, and occasionally threatening,” Justice Department lawyers wrote. According to McDonald, the text demonstrated that he "presents a danger" to his wife. "Norwood faces seven federal charges," The Post and Courier reports. "He was arrested by FBI agents after a family member shared screenshots of messages in which he bragged about assaulting police officers and storming the Capitol. Agents found a Capitol Police riot shield and helmet in Norwood’s storage unit, which he said he picked up from a pile outside the Capitol." Read the full report over at The Post and Courier.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60843262 Evan Neumann: US Capitol riot suspect gets asylum in Belarus Image source, BelarusianTV/YouTube Image caption, Evan Neumann told Belarusian state TV he faced "political persecution" in the US A California man suspected of taking part in the US Capitol riots last year has been granted asylum in Belarus. Evan Neumann fled the US after being charged in connection with the riots. The 48-year-old first settled in Ukraine, before reaching Belarus where he asked for asylum - claiming he faced "political persecution" in the US. A Belarusian official said Mr Neumann has been granted permission to remain in the country "indefinitely". State officials also alleged that Mr Neumann had been forced to cross the Belarusian border "illegally" after attracting "interest from local secret services" in Ukraine. Mr Neumann told Belarusian state-owned news agency Belta he had "mixed feelings". "I am glad Belarus took care of me. I am upset to find myself in a situation where I have problems in my own country." In July last year, Mr Neumann was charged on six different counts, including violent entry and assaulting police officers. He was accused of punching two police officers and using a metal barrier as a "battering ram" against police during the riots at the US Capitol building on 6 January 2021. But, according to Mr Neumann, he had already sold his house and travelled across Europe to Ukraine. After worrying the Ukrainian authorities were watching him, Mr Neumann says he crossed the border into Belarus on foot in August. Belarus does not have an extradition treaty with the US. In November, Mr Neumann gave an interview to Belarusian state TV and rejected the charges against him. "I do not believe that I have committed any crime," he said. "One of the accusations was very upsetting. It is alleged that I hit a police officer. That is baseless." He said he was asking for "government protection" from Belarus because of the "political persecution" he faced in the US, including the FBI questioning his family and using a photo of him on its most-wanted list. A video released by Belta on Tuesday showed an immigration official handing Mr Neumann a document confirming his refugee status and the head of the Brest police migration directorate, Yuryy Brazinski, told state TV that he will eventually be entitled to apply for citizenship. "Now you are completely under the protection of the Republic of Belarus," the official says. Mr Neumann is among more than 650 people who have been charged for their actions on 6 January, when supporters of then-US President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol to protest against the result of the 2020 election. Belarus, led by authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko, has faced multiple US sanctions over alleged human rights abuses and its support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Mr Neumann told state TV he planned to stay in the Belarusian city of Brest. "I have started a life here," he said. He added that he has plans "to move my family here," but noted that the decision would ultimately be up to his wife.