@julie_kelly2 - Julie Kelly 🇺🇸

MUST READ: In a sentencing memo today, Judge Royce Lamberth, a Reagan appointee who cannot get out of his chair without help and falls asleep during court proceedings, has an ABSOLUTE TIRADE about what he claims are falsehoods about Jan 6. He then proceeds to make up his own reality including a claim that Jan 6 caused "lasting trauma for our entire nation." He throws shade at conservative media and Rep. Stefanik for daring to buck regime approved talking points about January 6. After successfully appealing his split sentence for low level petty offense of "parading"--the appellate court blasted Lamberth and other judges for violating sentencing guidance by ordering jail and probation for parading convictions--James Little will now go BACK to jail bc Lamberth is a petty, retaliatory, resentful old tyrant. (I will explain in a separate post) These are the lunatics J6ers must deal with: LAMBERTH: The Court is accustomed to defendants who refuse to accept that they did anything wrong. But in my thirty-seven years on the bench, I cannot recall a time when such meritless justifications of criminal activity have gone mainstream. I have been dismayed to see distortions and outright falsehoods seep into the public consciousness. I have been shocked to watch some public figures try to rewrite history, claiming rioters behaved “in an orderly fashion” like ordinary tourists, or martyrizing convicted January 6 defendants as “political prisoners” or even, incredibly, “hostages.” That is all preposterous. But the Court fears that such destructive, misguided rhetoric could presage further danger to our country. The Court cannot condone the shameless attempts by Mr. Little or anyone else to misinterpret or misrepresent what happened. It cannot condone the notion that those who broke the law on January 6 did nothing wrong, or that those duly convicted with all the safeguards of the United States Constitution, including a right to trial by jury in felony cases, are political prisoners or hostages. So let me set the record straight, based on what I’ve learned presiding over many January 6 prosecutions, hearing from dozens of witnesses, watching hundreds of hours of video footage, and reading thousands of pages of evidence. On January 6, 2021, a mob of people invaded and occupied the United States Capitol, using force to interrupt the peaceful transfer of power mandated by the Constitution and our republican heritage. This was not a protest that got out of hand. It was a riot; in many respects a coordinated riot, as is clear from cases before me including Hostetter (21-cr-392) and Worrell (21-cr-292). “Protestors” would have simply shared their views on the election—as did thousands that day who did not approach the Capitol. But those who breached and occupied the Capitol building and grounds halted the counting of the Electoral College votes required by the Twelfth Amendment. The rioters interfered with a necessary step in the constitutional process, disrupted the lawful transfer of power, and thus jeopardized the American constitutional order. Although the rioters failed in their ultimate goal, their actions nonetheless resulted in the deaths of multiple people, injury to over 140 members of law enforcement, and lasting trauma for our entire nation. This was not patriotism; it was the antithesis of patriotism. And the rioters achieved this result through force. Not everyone present that day was violent, but violence is what let them into the Capitol. At first, a police line protected the Capitol, but eventually law enforcement was subjected to such force by such a mass of people that the rioters pushed through. Upon entering the Capitol, many rioters vandalized and looted, some hunted for members of Congress. That brings me to the matter of misdemeanors. Some have questioned whether it is proper for a court to sentence to prison a January 6 defendant convicted of a misdemeanor rather than a felony. The Court wishes to emphasize something: Misdemeanors can be serious crimes. (In conclusion):