In light of the overall stupidity of these guys, shouldn’t there be some recognition of “exceptionally stupid” behavior?
The “Don’t you know who I am?!?” defense doesn’t work too well in court.
Yes, its called an exceptional prison sentence.
Sha na na na! Hey hey! Goodbye!
Once they get there, a special t-shirt: “I broke the stupid meter” or something like that.
I thought his defense was “I have special executive privilege, which allows me to commit unlimited crimes.”
tl;dr: “Don’t you know who I am?!?” It all boils down to thinking he’s special, he’s above the rules and laws that constrain mere petty underlings.
I’m sure that’s part of it. But he was blabbing on last night about how he’s willing to go to prison in support of some principle. I can’t for the life of me figure out what that would be. The ability to ignore subpoenas is not a great principle to fight and die for.
ETA: and he was confident that the Supreme Court would vindicate his right to ignore lawful subpoenas. Even the current Court won’t give him that. I think he perhaps he loses 8-1 or 7-2, but probably 9-0
I think he must mean the assumed by him and his kind “principle” that certain people are above the law as it applies to others. As far as I’m concerned, he is more than welcome to go to prison in support of that.
Maybe the principle is “Trump won.” Pretty fucking stupid, but it probably makes him feel like some sort of conscientious objector.
The judge did not allow that defence, he had no back up for the claim.
A judge cannot punish a defendant simply for exercising his right to a jury trial, of course. But in discussing a proposed plea agreement, the judge can certainly explain that the defendant is facing less prison exposure if he takes the prosecution’s deal than if he goes to trial and is convicted of more, or all, charges.
And that, in turn, will be his defence on appeal. “The judge did not allow me to use an idiotic claim of omnipotence as a defence”
The family that insurrects together incarcerates together.
Well, that gives me a warm, fuzzy feeling. Maybe Andy Taylor will help them have a nice Christmas in stir.
I was going to say he should prove that assertion with family photos, but I’m not actually 100% sure they’re not being truthful about that part.
Munchel’s getup “intentionally communicated to anyone looking at [him] that he was prepared for violence.” Further, as laid out in charging documents, he was heard pushing his way into the Capitol while shouting such slogans as, “We ain’t playing fucking nice no goddamn more,” and “We’re fucking ready to fuck shit up.”
Yeah, he done fucked up all right.
Eisenhart, who lives in Georgia, had expressed worries that prison time would mean an effective end to her career in healthcare
Awww. Well, prisons need healthcare workers, too, Mom.
A nurse should do better in prison than most. She has valuable skills she can use for barter.
A rioter nicknamed “Gas Hat” was arrested today. Man, those Sedition Hunters are a treasure! And all of those cameras in the Capitol sure provide nice evidence.
Is the G silent?