One of the commenters from my Dancing Nazi Girl Insurrectionist diary asked a good question: “What happened to the guy who had his feet up on a desk in Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office?” The person in question is Richard “Bigo” Barnett of Arkansas. And his trial is set to start on December 12th. But I had missed several pretrail motions from Bigo’s lawyers, and they are breathtaking with regards to white trash privilege. One of those motions is for an order that prevents government prosecutors from using the word “insurrectionist” during the trial.
And that is not the only word that Bigo wants banned from his upcoming trial:
Richard "Bigo" Barnett's attorney filed a motion Sept. 22 saying certain language should be excluded from Barnett's trial, including "terrorism," "terrorist," "insurrection," "insurrectionist," "mob," "rioter," "treason," "traitor," "sedition," "conspiracy," "attack on the Capitol," "attack on democracy," "threat to democracy," "attack on Congress," "white supremacy/supremacists," "police were killed," "stun gun" and "other inflammatory language related to groups such as the 'Proud Boys' and 'Oath Keepers,' as well as references to places on the grounds or in the Capitol where he did not go."
Emphasis is mine.
Barnett is every bit as bad as his beloved Leader Donald Trump. In that motion, Barnett claims THAT NO POLICE WERE KILLED THAT DAY! And he wants no mention that he took a stun gun to the insurrection!
Mr. Barnett requests also that this Honorable Court order the exclusion of any news reports during and after January 6, 2021, that mention police personnel that died. No police were killed by events at the Capitol on January 6, 2021 and Mr. Barnett was not involved in any violence. Any reference to President Trump’s (herein after “Trump”) Stop-the Steal lawsuits, court challenges, or issues raised by Trump’s lawyers about the election and outcomes of those lawsuits should be prohibited as unrelated, highly prejudicial, and overall irrelevant the legal significance of any lawsuits brought by parties, unrelated to Mr. Barnett, to challenge the elections is irrelevant to Mr. Barnett’s conduct on January 6, 2021 and should be excluded. Any photos taken from Mr. Barnett’s phone that are irrelevant to this case. This may go on a photo-by photo basis. Any photographs not related to the events of January 6th including but not limited to Mr. Barnett’s personal life should be excluded as irrelevant. No reference should be made about any alleged criminal history, because none exists. No reference should be made to guns legally purchased and owned by Mr. Barnett because such reference would only be serving the purpose of being prejudicial in a jury from an area that is highly against private gun ownership. No reference should be made about previous protests, events, and/or activism related to guns or the 2nd Amendment of the United States Constitution due to having no probative value and being irrelevant. Any reference to 2nd Amendment groups that Mr. Barnett participated in, spoke at or wrote in,whether in person, virtual, or online should be excluded as having no probative value and being irrelevant. The above-requested exclusions have no bearing on the charges in this case
No information about the Stop The Steal movement or Donald Trump. No cell phone photos taken by Barnett are to be included. And no news reports about cops being killed during the Jan 6th “event.”
And Barnett has a thing or two to say about the media and the Jan 6th Committee:
Mr. Barnett states the following in support:
I. INTRODUCTION. There is no possible dispute that the legacy media and social media are inundated with references to January 6th defendants as "insurrectionists," "terrorists," a "mob,""rioters," "conspirators," "traitors," and people who "stormed" the U.S. Capitol to "execute a coup"and "end democracy." The January 6th Select Committee includes the "attack on the U.S. Capitol" in its title and has been running one-sided show trials on television since July 27, 2021. In furtherance of advancing its one-sided narrative, the Committee hired a TV producer and advertised commercials across broadcast media, social media, and the Internet. The Committee has also edited video footage in a way that casts all January 6th Protestors in the worst possible light, while repeatedly using the terms mentioned above. Acting in concert with the Committee, the DOJ has also regularly used inflammatory terms in court for crimes that defendants have not been charged with,and actions the defendants were not engaged in.
So the jury should only see clips from FOX News with regards to Jan 6th.
Needless to say, the government was not impressed with this “legal reasoning.”
"The government should not be required to dilute its language and step gingerly around the defendant's crimes," they wrote. "Contrary to the defendant's insinuations, what took place on January 6, 2021, was in fact a riot involving rioters, and an attack on the United States Capitol, the government of the United States, and American democracy."…
The six-page response was filed Thursday by three assistant U.S. attorneys, Mary L. Dohrmann, Alison B. Prout and Nathaniel K. Whitesel.
"The defendant's motion in limine asks that the Court prevent the government from using language and evidence that accurately establishes and describes the defendant's crimes," they wrote. "The material the defendant seeks to exclude fairly describes the riot, rioters, and his conduct, and the Court should deny his motion."
Citing case law, they wrote that there is no rule requiring the prosecutor to use a euphemism for a crime or preface it by the word "alleged."
"When a prosecutor's comments fairly characterize the offense, fairly characterize the defendant's conduct, and represent fair inferences from the evidence, they are not improper," according to Thursday's filing. "Prosecutors need to use appropriate language -- and not euphemisms -- to describe the nature and gravity of the defendant's conduct."
I hope the court rejects this stupid, insane pretrial motion from Barnett and his lawyer. The court did reject one of Barnett’s other pretrial motions: a change of venue. Barnett wants the trial moved to — wait for it — western Arkansas. Seems Barnett believes all those anti-gun nuts in D.C. will find him guilty, so the only place for a fair trial is western Arkansas.
The judge denied that pretrial request.
Barnett’s lawyers complain that Bigo has become the “face” of the “events” of Jan 6th. They state it is an unfair characterization of Barnett. But Barnett was planning on committing violence that day, and he was among those who rioted and stormed the Capitol Building. Who brings a 950,000 Volt stun gun to unathorized places in the Capitol Building? Obviously, someone who intends on using said stun gun on the target of his hatred: Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Remember, Barnett claims he was just looking for the restroom when he found Speaker Pelosi’s office open. Riiiight. This is the same man who went on TV to call Speaker Pelosi a b**ch after he broke into her office.
But Barnett is is one of those faces of the ugliness, hate, and violence of the Jan 6th INSURRECTION! And his actions — caught on tape and in pictures — are there for all to see. However, Barnett, like Trump, wants everyone to ignore all the facts and embrace lies. Therefore, Barnett is the perfect face for a Jan 6th insurrectionist and terrorist.
Just convict his white trash ass and throw him into prison.