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A milestone for holding those responsible for the 1-6 attack — accountable ...
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The comments from [Merrick] Garland, in response to a question from CNN’s Evan Perez, nodded to the monthslong effort by the department to access the witness testimony the House select committee took behind closed doors.
“We would like to have all the transcripts and all the other evidence collected by the committee so that we can use it in the ordinary course of our investigations,” Garland said at a brief news conference. “We are asking for access for all of the transcripts and that’s really all I can say right now.”
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“As the verdict of this case makes clear, the department will work tirelessly to hold accountable those responsible for crimes related to the attack on our democracy on January 6, 2021,” [AG Garland], said.
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www.cnn.com — Nov 30, 2022
“Those responsible for the attack on our democracy” would seem imply more that just the foot-soldiers, but the “group of people” who were hatching the plot too ...
Seditious conspiracy
Put simply, seditious conspiracy is when a group of people plot to overthrow the government or use force "to prevent, hinder, or delay the execution of any law of the United States" — the section which became the focus of the Oath Keepers trial.
Prosecutors introduced a huge number of text messages and videos to argue that militia members had agreed to stop Congress from completing the normal transfer of presidential power. There was no specific plan to storm the Capitol, nor did the prosecution have to prove there was — only that there was a tacit agreement to prevent Congress from carrying out its duties.
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www.bbc.com — Nov 30, 2022
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Good question:
What the Oath Keepers sedition verdict means for the Justice Department’s investigation of Trump
www.cnn.com — Nov 30, 2022
A jury’s willingness to convict two leaders of a far-right militia of seditious conspiracy for plotting to forcibly oppose the government is a major vindication of how the Justice Department is approaching its investigation into the efforts to disrupt President Joe Biden’s 2020 win.
As the Justice Department digs deeper into the conduct of former President Donald Trump and his inner circle, the conviction of two Oath Keepers leaders — as well as the conviction on another key charge brought against all five defendants — will be useful to building out a case around the plotting to overturn Trump’s loss that went beyond just the riot at the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
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While three other alleged members of the Oath Keepers were acquitted on the seditious conspiracy charge, the overall result will undoubtedly put pressure on others to cooperate with the investigation. And the fact that the Justice Department can now describe what happened in the weeks after the 2020 election as sedition puts prosecutors — now being led by special counsel Jack Smith — on firmer ground to pursue those connected to the plan impede Congress’ certification of Biden’s win.
“The fact that the Justice Department established here that they could get a conviction on a seditious conspiracy charge is very big,” Elliot Williams, a former deputy assistant attorney general, said on CNN’s “Newsroom.”
“Beyond that, there is the macro, almost moral point, that an attack on America ended in a conviction here,” he added.
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This conviction shows that ordinary Americans are paying attention.
This conviction shows that ordinary Americans don’t like what the Trump Lies are doing to the country.
This conviction shows that ordinary Americans still think that — Justice matters.
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If the blubbering bully of bullshit — isn’t afraid now …
Well he’s even more of a narcissist magga-moron, than most of us already know him to be.
The jig is up Donald. The little fish have all the reason in the world now, to spill the beans. There will be a rush to trade what they know, in exchange for lessor charges.
Sedition is no joke.
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“As the verdict of this case makes clear, the department will work tirelessly to hold accountable those responsible for crimes related to the attack on our democracy on January 6, 2021,” [AG Garland], said.
Even those leading the charge … if only the SS limo drivers would have followed f-ing orders.
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