# 7 Jan 2021 and beyond - the aftermath of the storming of the Capitol **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [January 8, 2021, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020 "2021-01-08T10:28:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 202
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/4031 "2023-03-16T18:06:58Z")
What’s the statute of limitations on the crimes committed on Jan 6? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/4032 "2023-03-16T18:09:13Z")
Might be [8 years.](https://www.justice.gov/archives/jm/criminal-resource-manual-650-length-limitations-period) ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/4033 "2023-03-16T18:31:08Z")
Better start rounding these a-holes up. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/4034 "2023-03-16T20:46:36Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > D’oh! Did the DOJ hire some of Alex Jones’s lawyers for this case? It’s looking more and more to me like: If you work for the government, you shouldn’t be allowed to handle information of any sort. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2023, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/4035 "2023-03-17T08:45:29Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Better start rounding these a-holes up I’ve said it before but glad as I am in seeing these suckers behind bars, it’s the ones who planned it and the ones who instigated it I want to see in prison for a long, long time. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2023, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/4036 "2023-03-17T13:19:39Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > I’ve said it before but glad as I am in seeing these suckers behind bars, it’s the ones who planned it and the ones who instigated it I want to see in prison for a long, long time. I’d trade all the Privates for the Generals and Colonels. It’s the only way to put a end to this madness. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2023, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/4037 "2023-03-17T14:02:28Z")
It would be appropriate to have their trial for seven days in May. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2023, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/4038 "2023-03-17T14:13:39Z")
How it started: > **[Exclusive: Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows subpoenaed by special counsel in...](https://edition.cnn.com/2023/02/15/politics/mark-meadows-subpoena/index.html)** > > Donald Trump's former chief of staff Mark Meadows has been subpoenaed by the special counsel investigating the former president and his role in the January 6, 2021, insurrection, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. How it’s going: > **[Inside the Trump world-organized retreat to plot out Biden oversight](https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/16/trump-allied-group-bootcamp-biden-00087395)** > > "I’m not aware of any other group that has held trainings so consistently and for such a wide range of staffers." How it started: > **[Why did Barry Loudermilk give Jan 5 tour to man linked to Capitol riot](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/barry-loudermilk-capitol-tour-why-b2102030.html)** > > Georgia congressman who defended Donald Trump’s ‘big lie’ says he’s victim of ‘false narrative’, writes Andrew Buncombe How it’s going: > **[Lawmaker who gave tours of Capitol will lead inquiry of January 6 panel](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/08/lawmaker-who-gave-tour-of-capitol-to-lead-january-6-panel-inquiry)** > > Georgia Republican Barry Loudermilk denied giving tours related to the January 6 riots until video was released The GOP are once again attacking the mechanisms of accountability in government. Because of course they are. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2023, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/4039 "2023-03-17T14:36:00Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > The GOP are once again attacking the mechanisms of accountability in government. Because of course they are. Accountability is just another name for blaming those responsible. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2023, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/4040 "2023-03-17T14:49:25Z")
Well, be fair. It’s six syllables. Recognizing words that are two is a stretch. ---
**Author:** ![CaptMurdock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/captmurdock/32/11736_2.png) [@CaptMurdock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptMurdock)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2023, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/4041 "2023-03-18T03:09:47Z")
No. No more of this “Little Fish for Big Fish” deal-making immunity-grabbing. All must pay. The only way to get rid of cockroaches is total eradication. No More. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Duality](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.duality/32/4098_2.png) [@Mr.Duality](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Duality)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2023, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/4042 "2023-03-18T03:57:53Z")
And don’t leave food laying around which would attract new ones. ---
**Author:** ![CaptMurdock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/captmurdock/32/11736_2.png) [@CaptMurdock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptMurdock)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2023, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/4043 "2023-03-18T04:01:23Z")
Exactly. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2023, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/4044 "2023-03-18T09:11:44Z")
A commendable sentiment; I sure wish I saw it more often. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2023, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/4045 "2023-03-18T14:28:13Z")
> [@CaptMurdock](#): > > No. No more of this “Little Fish for Big Fish” deal-making immunity-grabbing. All must pay. The only way to get rid of cockroaches is total eradication. I agree, but the big fish must go. The little fish (cockroaches) will of course scurry back under there rocks. But we must get rid of the big fish that turned over those rocks. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2023, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/4046 "2023-03-18T18:57:28Z")
Promise the little fish immunity – then lie. After all, they should be used to being lied to by now. “Pardon? Sure I’ll give you a pardon, in two weeks.” ---
**Author:** ![CaptMurdock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/captmurdock/32/11736_2.png) [@CaptMurdock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptMurdock)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2023, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/4047 "2023-03-18T20:42:54Z")
How about The Nine-Millimeter Pardon? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Duality](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.duality/32/4098_2.png) [@Mr.Duality](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Duality)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2023, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/4048 "2023-03-20T16:38:45Z")
Re-education camps might be sufficient. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2023, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/4049 "2023-03-20T18:00:11Z")
trial updates. prosecution rests in the proud boy trial. now on to defence wackyness. [Prosecutors rest in sedition case against Proud Boys leaders - ABC News (go.com)](https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/prosecutors-rest-sedition-case-proud-boys-leaders-97986731) 4 more oath keepers found guilty of obstruction. [Jury convicts four far-right Oath Keeper associates over US Capitol attack | Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/jury-convicts-four-far-right-oath-keeper-associates-over-us-capitol-attack-2023-03-20/) ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2023, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/4050 "2023-03-20T18:40:22Z")
Here’s some fine lawyering. Apparently, the jury was given two videos that were not supposed to go to the jury room. Now they want a mistrial. The Judge was not having it. > Defense lawyer Juli Haller first flagged the mistake on Wednesday, prosecutors said, but the situation wasn’t brought to the judge’s attention until Friday. Haller, who has clashed with Mehta before, said that jurors had access to the footage for several days and have already come to a verdict on some counts. > > “This is how trials work, **for those of you who haven’t done it before** ,” Mehta responded. **Defense attorneys were able to review the exhibits jurors were given, he said, and most had signed a filing that said they “jointly agreed on the exhibits” with prosecutors.** > > “ **None of the defense lawyers did what I instructed,” Mehta said.** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020.md?page=201) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020.md?page=203)