An attorney for Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes told a federal judge on Wednesday that President Trump invoking the Insurrection Act would have made the group’s Jan. 6 plans legal.
In a hearing deciding whether Rhodes should remain behind bars pending trial,
I missed that bit and was wondering why the judge was questioning Rhodes instead of the prosecution doing it. So, I assume anything Rhodes says at his pre-trial detention hearing can be used against him in the eventual trial. How risky is it to let the defendant speak, or is it pretty much de rigueur, as in defendants who don’t speak tend not to get pre-trial release?
“This, your honor, is where we cross into some differing belief systems that not everyone will agree on,” Bright told Mehta.
And the understatement of the year goes to….
The are absolutely going to defend the case on the basis that the insurrection was awesome. Should be a fun trial.
You’re missing the point: That was Rhodes’ lawyer.
Maybe setting up an ineffective assistance of counsel appeal?
ETA: OMG, he’s from Dallas! How have I missed this dude’s legal stylings up till now?
Reality is for those who lack imagination.
“This, your honor, is where we cross into some differing belief systems that not everyone will agree on,” Bright told Mehta.
Just drop the bunch of them down a really deep well, followed by a substantial load of crushed stone, then another substantial load of quick-setting concrete.
If these mofos are allowed to get away with this, there will never be peace in this country.
Fuck them and the short bus they rode in on. Their attorney must be driving that bus.
["In a hearing deciding whether Rhodes should remain behind bars pending trial, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta asked Oath Keepers lawyer James Lee Bright why the group had what they described as a Quick Reaction Force, referred to as a ‘QRF,’ camped out in a hotel as the insurrection unfolded.
‘This, your honor, is where we cross into some differing belief systems that not everyone will agree on,’ Bright told Mehta."]
Ironically named Bright. You can’t make this shit up.
Friend of mine was keeping track; Rhodes really did want to speak, the judge convinced him it wasn’t a good idea while acknowledging Rhodes had a law degree.
Did they take the same bus to Olive Garden afterwards?
Thank you, I seem to be slow today.
The are absolutely going to defend the case on the basis that the insurrection was awesome.
Yeah, the sensible thing to do is to describe the QRF as a morale-booster for the troops, that was never intended to be used. But I guess they can’t go there and have Rhodes still be nominal leader of the creepers.
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride
Shorter Oathkeepers and their Attorney: If Trump called for an insurrection we were totally gonna do it.
Are they trying for ineffective assistance of counsel?
That’s the problem with having too many co-conspirators and not being able to trust them to keep the story straight.
Plenty of cosplay excuses to come up with-- they did leave all the toys in VA where it was legal, leaving someone to watch $50k in toys is not a dumb idea, and they were planning to visit any one of a number of ranges after the fun.
So is the logic that Rhodes presents no violent risk to society so long as no one invokes the insurrection act, therefore he should get pretrial release? Sometime this evening Judge Mehta is going to look at himself in the mirror and ask where he went wrong.
The sensible thing is definitely not to argue “We was waitin’ fer Trump tuh give us the order so’s we could start shootin’ people.”
“He needs to use that now, he needs to invoke the Insurrection Act and suppress this insurrection,” Rhodes said.
Interesting how the only people insurrecting and needing to be put down by the invoking of the Insurrection Act were Rhodes’ people rather than empowering those insurrectors to take over Congress by force and likely with extreme prejudice.
I really don’t see how ANYONE, no matter how deranged, can believe that Congresspersons performing their Constitutional duty can be viewed as “insurrection.” SMH
Clearly, youse ain’t send’n yer best.