1/6 Insurrection Investigation

[Rick Plant]

A look at the Jan. 6 hearings so far — and what comes next

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol built their case over a series of eight public hearings. Here’s how they did it. Read more: https://wapo.st/3OCIwpV.

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DOJ Investigation Turns To Trump In Jan. 6 Probe

NBC News reports that the DOJ is investigating Donald Trump’s actions as part of its wider criminal probe into efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Attorney General Merrick Garland affirmed the investigation will be thorough, but with new evidence emerging almost daily, do they have the manpower to see it through? Ayman turns to a true expert to discuss: former Watergate special prosecutor Nick Akerman.

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Preliminary hearing set for August 9 in Capitol riot case of William Mellors.

Mellors is accused of deploying bear spray at police officers.

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Sentencing today in Washington DC for first Capitol riot defendant convicted at trial.

Feds seek 15 years in prison for Guy Reffitt of Texas who carried a gun amid the mob.

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Man Who Assaulted Capitol Police On January 6 Gets Five Years In Prison

A Trump supporter who assaulted police officers at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, because he believed the former president's lies about the 2020 presidential election was sentenced to more than five years in prison Tuesday.

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Capitol rioter will 'almost certainly get the longest Jan. 6 sentence to date' after son delivered devastating testimony



Capitol rioter Guy Reffitt who was found guilty of multiple felonies earlier this year, is receiving his prison sentence this week -- and NBC News reporter Ryan Reilly believes it's going to be the stiffest January 6-related prison sentence yet.

Writing on Twitter, Reilly translates some legalese delivered by Judge Dabney Friedrich in which she said she was setting his offense level at 29 as the basis of her sentencing decision.

"Translation: Guy Reffitt is almost certainly to get the longest Jan. 6 sentence to date, it's just a matter of how many years he'll get on top of the current 5.25 year (63 month) record for Jan. 6 cases," writes Reilly.

A level 29 offense carries a sentencing range of between 87 and 108 months in prison, which means the judge would have to radically depart from guidelines for him to not break the current record for January 6 defendants.

Reffitt became infamous earlier this year when his own son, Jackson Reffitt, testified against him at his trial.

Among other things, Jackson Reffitt said his father sent messages to the family promoting a new civil war, while also talking about "rising up" and "destroying" the United States government.

In all, Guy Reffitt was found guilty on charges of transporting a firearm in furtherance of civil disorder, guilty of obstruction of justice, guilty of entering the Capitol with a firearm, and guilty of obstruction law enforcement officers.

Read More Here: https://twitter.com/ryanjreilly/status/1554132660326469637

[Rick Plant]

Capitol rioter's daughter subtly implicates Trump in plea for leniency at sentencing hearing



The daughter of a convicted Capitol rioter pleaded for leniency for her father on Monday -- and subtly implicated former President Donald Trump in the process.

WUSA9's Roger Fischer reports that Peyton Reffitt, the daughter of January 6 defendant Guy Reffitt, said that her father didn't deserve to bear the harshest punishment for his actions, as he was incited by former President Donald Trump to storm the Capitol building.

"My father's name wasn't on the flags that everyone was carrying that day," she said. "It was another man's name. [My father] wasn't the leader."

Regardless, Reffitt appears to be in line to receive the harshest prison sentence yet handed down to a January 6th defendant, as the baseline guidelines for his offense level recommend a sentence of between 87 and 108 months in prison.

Reffitt became infamous earlier this year when his own son, Jackson Reffitt, testified against him at his trial.

Among other things, Jackson Reffitt said his father sent messages to the family promoting a new civil war, while also talking about "rising up" and "destroying" the United States government.

In all, Guy Reffitt was found guilty on charges of transporting a firearm in furtherance of civil disorder, guilty of obstruction of justice, guilty of entering the Capitol with a firearm, and guilty of obstruction law enforcement officers.

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