Just to be clear -- even if the Supreme Court rules against this particular obstruction law -- the rest of the felony charges will stick against these insurrectionists. Supreme Court to hear dispute over obstruction law used to prosecute Jan. 6 defendants https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-january-6-obstruction-law/
Actually the impact on Jack Smith’s Trump case in DC would be negligible. It simply means that one of the many charges against Trump could be dismissed. It’s amusing today to watch the MAGA crowd proclaiming that this means the end of all the Trump criminal indictments — nothing could be further from the truth.
Over and over again these insurrectionists keep getting unmasked. And despite claims of right-wing pundits they are never found to be ANTIFA. Jan. 6 rioters the far right claimed were antifa keep getting unmasked as Trump supporters Misinformation about the Capitol attack continues to go viral on the right, but the claims are slowly getting debunked, federal case by federal case. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/ju...iot-conspiracy-theory-social-media-rcna125369 In nearly three years since a mob of Donald Trump supporters stormed the Capitol in an effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election, far-right figures have made a claim that flies in the face of reality: That the Jan. 6 attack was actually driven by far-left antifa activists dressed up like Trump supporters, or by federal agents dressed up like Trump supporters, or by some combination thereof. The only trouble with the conspiracy? The feds keep arresting these supposedly far-left agitators, and the rioters' own social media posts and FBI affidavits show they're just Trump supporters. "Suspected ANTIFA trying to break windows at the Capitol," wrote one Jan. 6 participant on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, in recent weeks, posting an old video that showed two black-clad men smashing at a window near the lower west tunnel, where some of the worst violence took place on Jan. 6. This allegation wasn't entirely new. Video of the same two men had been circulated before, with claims that the black-clad duo were left-wing agitators. The rumors about the two men and other secret undercover antifa operatives began spreading on Jan. 6 itself, and were boosted by figures like Rep. Matt Gaetz. Some of the misinformation appears to have originated because other Jan. 6 participants who charged up the inauguration platform themselves appeared to believe that anyone wearing black — or anyone who would smash windows — were de facto members of antifa and couldn't possibly be Trump supporters. "Boo, antifa!" one Trump supporter yelled in a video showing the two men trying to break the windows. "No antifa! No antifa! No antifa! Antifa are breaking the windows!" In fact, the two men were not antifa. They were Trump supporters. (Lengthy article outlining all of these idiots at above url)
Lock Her Up! 'You committed crimes': Jan. 6 rioter's pity party blows up in her face as prison looms https://www.rawstory.com/rachel-powell-jan-6-bullhorn-lady/ An attempt to generate support and pity just 13 days before she has to turn herself in to serve the prison phase of her almost 93-month sentence on nine counts related to the Jan. 6 riot did not go well for the unapologetic insurrectionist known as the "Bullhorn Lady." Just days after Christmas, Rachel Powell, a mother of eight from Western Pennsylvania, took to X to assert she has no "criminal history" — despite her conviction in July for the attack on the Capitol where she was filmed hacking at a window with an ice axe. As NBC reported at the time of her conviction, "Powell was found guilty on a variety of charges, including felony counts of interfering with officers performing their duties and obstruction of an official proceeding." At her sentencing Judge Royce Lamberth of U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia handed Powell a sentence of 57 months in prison with 36 months of supervised release at home prior. Late Wednesday, Powell complained about her plight, writing, "I, a mom & grandmother with no criminal history, have lived like this since #j6. The box on my ankle holding me INSIDE the house, unable to live. In 13 days the government will force me to endure a 51 month sentence because the last 3 years of confinement means nothing." To make her point, she included an artsy picture of herself posing with a monitoring device on her ankle, before adding, "Let it be clear that the United States Government holds people in confinement and no representatives or judicial branch cares. There is no time limit to how long they can hold a person like this. This is not America. The Constitution is dead. What are you going to do about it?" Based upon the flood of responses from critics of the insurrection inspired by Donald Trump, she didn't get much sympathy, with one commenter pointing out, "The next time someone asks you to storm a federal building to stop an election, I bet you say NO." Frequent Trump critic Fred Wellman wrote, "You broke into our Capitol. You made that choice. If you cared about being a mom and grandmother you wouldn’t have broken so many laws and this pathetic Amish dress charade doesn’t change the trash person you truly are." Political commentator Keith Olbermann noted her conviction and reminded her, "Correction: you have a criminal history now #ByeFelicia."
Of course, a large percentage of insurrectionists are GOP Party Leaders from DeSantisLand. Florida GOP Party Leader Arrested For Her Role In January 6 Riot & Breaching The Capitol’s Crypt With The Proud Boys https://uinterview.com/news/florida...g-the-capitols-crypt-with-the-proud-boys/amp/
Let's see what they have to say about the tomahawk insurrectionist. Yeah, remember that all the Trumpers are still claiming that "no one was armed" and it was a "peaceful tour". J6 verdict inspires mockery: 'Only thing that stops a bad man with a tomahawk is a gavel' https://www.rawstory.com/tomahawk-jan-6-verdict-guilty/ "The only thing that stops a bad man with a tomahawk is a gavel," one lawyer wrote after a Jan. 6 Marine vet attendee who carried a tomahawk to the U.S. Capitol was found guilty of seven felonies. Alex Harkrider, 36, of Carthage, Texas, was tagging along with his pal and co-defendant Ryan Nichols to Washington D.C. with a shared belief that "the 2020 presidential election was fraudulent," according to a DOJ release. The federal prosecutors say Nichols and Harkrider exchanged text messages, including one featuring a snap of body armor, suggesting it "would protect against various bullets." In another, Nichols sent Harkrider about arming his pickup: “Dad and I are building a gun container in the truck today," the text reads. "Just know I have intel that Washington will be a warzone. Big possibility that actual battle goes down.” During the "Stop the Steal" rally, both Harkrider and Nichols, decked in body armor, were in attendance at the Ellipse and proceeded to march toward the U.S. Capitol building. "Harkrider was armed with a tactical tomahawk axe," prosecutors said. The two surrounded the arched entrance to the Lower West Terrace doors, also known as the tunnel, which the authorities say was where some of the "most violent assaults on law enforcement officers on January 6th" happened. They say Harkrider pushed the crowd against service members in the tunnel "in synchronized movements" and grabbed a "stolen police canister of O.C. spray" and "held it above his head for more than ten seconds, and passed it to other members of the crowd." Harkrider and Nichols were arrested on Jan. 18, 2021. Nichols pleaded guilty on Nov. 7, 2023, to obstruction of an official proceeding and assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers, both felony offenses. Harkrider’s defense suggested he was oblivious to what was transpiring at the Capitol. “Alex is the follower,” his attorney Kira Anne West said. “Ryan is the leader.” Following his trial, Harkrider was convicted of the following felonies: civil disorder, obstruction of an official proceeding, entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon, and disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon. Harkrider was also found culpable of theft of government property, disorderly conduct in a Capitol building, and parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. He is set to be sentenced in May, according to various reports. "Such a peaceful protest," said another social media user after reports of the tomahawk-wielding rioter. "Here’s hoping Alex the Tomahawk Terrorist gets a nice long stay in the pokey," another user wrote Tuesday.
Let's catch up with the latest in the Ray Epps saga. Feds seek max jail sentence for Trump supporter targeted by ‘false flag’ conspiracy theory that he was an FBI plant https://lawandcrime.com/high-profil...g-conspiracy-theory-that-he-was-an-fbi-plant/
Enjoy the lockup loser! Jan. 6 Proud Boys defendant who led law enforcement on manhunt sentenced to 10 years in prison https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jan-6-proud-boys-defendant-who-led-law-enforcement-manhunt-sentenced/ A member of the far-right Proud Boys group who was convicted on charges that included assaulting police during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot and later cut off his ankle monitor in an attempt to flee from law enforcement was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Thursday. Christopher Worrell, of Florida, was convicted of seven counts at a bench trial last year after prosecutors alleged he sprayed law enforcement officers during the attack as they defended the north side of the Capitol against a large group of rioters. In remarks to the judge before sentencing, Worrell emotionally characterized his conduct on Jan. 6 as "inexcusable and unjustified" and said he was "truly sorry" to law enforcement and members of Congress. "Nearly three years ago today, I made some choices I sincerely regret," he told D.C. District Judge Royce Lamberth. In August, Worrell failed to appear at his sentencing hearing in Washington, D.C., and Lamberth issued a bench warrant for his arrest. The FBI issued an alert asking for assistance in finding Worrell, and he was ultimately taken into custody weeks later as he tried to return to his home. Court documents filed after Worrell's arrest revealed his disappearance triggered an FBI manhunt. After law enforcement located him at his home, he allegedly "pretended" he had suffered a drug overdose in order to delay his capture, a characterization Worrell and his defense rejected during Thursday's hearing. Prosecutors said in court documents that the FBI entered Worrell's home on Sept. 28 after staking out his residence. "Inside, they found Worrell, seemingly unresponsive, with an opened bottle of opioid prescription medication in his hand," prosecutors said in court documents. They performed what they thought were lifesaving procedures and transported Worrell to the hospital. The government later learned this was all a ruse on Worrell's part. Prosecutors say he had pretended to have a medical emergency as a delay tactic to stall the government's investigation. Before his disappearance, the Justice Department had asked the judge to send Worrell to prison for 14 years. Newer court records urged the judge to increase prison time to account for his fleeing. "Worrell triggered a manhunt and enormous waste of government resources. The FBI and the U.S. Attorney's Office spent six weeks tracking Worrell, obtaining multiple warrants, many subpoenas, and other legal processes, all while sending leads throughout the country — from New York to South Carolina to Texas to California to Oregon — to track down tips about his location," they wrote. Prosecutors said Thursday that Worrell had a history of being dishonest with officials since his arrest and "actively deceived" law enforcement." In court, Worrell told Lamberth about his medical history, which includes a rare form of lymphoma that he said requires continued treatment. He said he fled last year upon learning he could spend many years in prison and attempted several times to take his own life. Worrell said he "freaked out" when he returned to his home and heard police demanding he exit the residence, contending he took the bottle of pills in a moment of panic. The case first attracted attention in 2021 after Lamberth held the warden of the Washington, D.C., jail in civil contempt after Worrell complained that he was not getting proper care for an injury while he was in custody. His attorneys also argued that he was not receiving adequate treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. D.C. jail officials were held in contempt after they failed to provide the judge with the medical documentation that he had requested. Lamberth released Worrell to home confinement as his case was further litigated. In court Thursday, the judge said he thought "some good things" came out of the process, like holding D.C. jail officials accountable. Worrell himself credited the judge with "saving" his life by intervening, and Lamberth acknowledged Worrell's serious medical history and said it was part of the reason why he did not sentence him to more time in prison. Worrell's defense attorney had argued for a lighter sentence of 30 months in home detention, citing his health condition. William Shipley, his attorney, asked the judge for leniency, arguing the seconds it took to pull the trigger of the spray at police should not result in a severe sentence. "Had he not depressed the trigger on that pepper spray," Shipley said, "would he even be charged?" Lamberth, however, took issue with some of Worrell's testimony at trial and characterization of the charges against him as those of a "political prisoner," rejecting the defense's contention that Worrell came armed with the spray for self-defense reasons, and not to attack police. Shipley also told the judge that Worrell's disappearance wasn't intended to show disrespect for the court, but instead stemmed from his fears. Worrell revealed Thursday he had told friends on a monitored line that he faked a drug overdose because he was embarrassed. "Please forgive me and have mercy on me," Worrell pleaded with the judge. Lamberth said he would urge officials to assign Worrell to a federal medical facility instead of prison so he will be able to receive appropriate treatment for his conditions.