Judge Blames Former President Trump for J*** 6, Tells R****r ‘You Were a Pawn in a Game’
Nov 22, 2021 18:21:57 #
Rolling Stone
Peter Wade
Fri, November 19, 2021, 4:21 PM
A judge in a J*** 6 case laid the blame for the i**********n at the feet of former President Trump. Judge Amit Mehta at a sentencing hearing on Friday said that the people who stormed the Capitol are paying the price while Trump and others who “created the conditions” causing the r**t haven’t been “held to account for their actions and their word.”
Mehta made the remarks while sentencing John Lolos, who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of illegally parading, demonstrating, or picketing in the U.S. Capitol. Although Mehta did not mention Trump or anyone else by name, it’s clear who he meant.
“[Lolos] didn’t purposely come to Washington, D.C., to storm the Capitol,” Mehta said, according to Politico. “The fact remains that he and others were called to Washington, D.C., by an elected official, prompted to walk to the Capitol by an elected official.”
On the day of the attack, Trump told a crowd of his supporters to “fight like hell,” adding, “If you don’t fight like hell, you’re not going to have a country anymore.”
Mehta lamented that those in power who spread e******n disinformation have largely escaped accountability. “People like Mr. Lolos were told lies, told falsehoods, told our e******n was s****n when it clearly was not,” Mehta added. “We’re here today deciding whether Mr. Lolos should spend 30 days in jail when those who created the conditions that led to Mr. Lolos’ conduct, led to the events of J*** 6 [haven’t been] held to account for their actions and their word.”
Mehta went on to say that Lolos was a mere pawn, pushed by more powerful players. “You were a pawn in a game directed and played by people who should know better,” Mehta told Lolos. “I think that mitigates your conduct.”
Although Lolos told the judge he wanted to take responsibility for his actions on J*** 6, he also went on an extended rant about the 2020 e******n being stolen. Lolos said that “v***r f***d on TV” and his disappointment with the Justice Department’s response to e******n f***d allegations is what motivated him to go to Washington, D.C., Buzzfeed’s Zoe Tillman reported.
“Once you hear people who should know better tell you that an e******n was s****n and they say it loudly enough, frequently enough,” Mehta said, “it’s not surprising that people will believe it.”
Mehta ultimately sentenced Lolos to 14 days, approximately half of the government’s recommended sentence of 30 days. This is not Mehta’s only J*** 6 trial. He is also presiding over a high-profile case in which 20 O**h K****rs have been charged with conspiring to stop the certification of the e******n.
The prosecution of the MAGA r****rs has sparked a lot of anger toward the former president for his role in provoking his supporters into storming the Capitol. After the “Q***n Shaman” was sentenced to more than three years in prison for his actions on J*** 6, attorney Al Watkins had choice words for what he’d say to Trump if given the opportunity.
“I’d tell him, ‘You know what, you’ve got few fuckin’ things to do,” Watkins said, “including clearing this fucking mess up and taking care of a lot of the jackasses that you fucked up because of J*** 6.'”
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/judge-blames-trump-j***6-232118622.html
Peter Wade
Fri, November 19, 2021, 4:21 PM
A judge in a J*** 6 case laid the blame for the i**********n at the feet of former President Trump. Judge Amit Mehta at a sentencing hearing on Friday said that the people who stormed the Capitol are paying the price while Trump and others who “created the conditions” causing the r**t haven’t been “held to account for their actions and their word.”
Mehta made the remarks while sentencing John Lolos, who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of illegally parading, demonstrating, or picketing in the U.S. Capitol. Although Mehta did not mention Trump or anyone else by name, it’s clear who he meant.
“[Lolos] didn’t purposely come to Washington, D.C., to storm the Capitol,” Mehta said, according to Politico. “The fact remains that he and others were called to Washington, D.C., by an elected official, prompted to walk to the Capitol by an elected official.”
On the day of the attack, Trump told a crowd of his supporters to “fight like hell,” adding, “If you don’t fight like hell, you’re not going to have a country anymore.”
Mehta lamented that those in power who spread e******n disinformation have largely escaped accountability. “People like Mr. Lolos were told lies, told falsehoods, told our e******n was s****n when it clearly was not,” Mehta added. “We’re here today deciding whether Mr. Lolos should spend 30 days in jail when those who created the conditions that led to Mr. Lolos’ conduct, led to the events of J*** 6 [haven’t been] held to account for their actions and their word.”
Mehta went on to say that Lolos was a mere pawn, pushed by more powerful players. “You were a pawn in a game directed and played by people who should know better,” Mehta told Lolos. “I think that mitigates your conduct.”
Although Lolos told the judge he wanted to take responsibility for his actions on J*** 6, he also went on an extended rant about the 2020 e******n being stolen. Lolos said that “v***r f***d on TV” and his disappointment with the Justice Department’s response to e******n f***d allegations is what motivated him to go to Washington, D.C., Buzzfeed’s Zoe Tillman reported.
“Once you hear people who should know better tell you that an e******n was s****n and they say it loudly enough, frequently enough,” Mehta said, “it’s not surprising that people will believe it.”
Mehta ultimately sentenced Lolos to 14 days, approximately half of the government’s recommended sentence of 30 days. This is not Mehta’s only J*** 6 trial. He is also presiding over a high-profile case in which 20 O**h K****rs have been charged with conspiring to stop the certification of the e******n.
The prosecution of the MAGA r****rs has sparked a lot of anger toward the former president for his role in provoking his supporters into storming the Capitol. After the “Q***n Shaman” was sentenced to more than three years in prison for his actions on J*** 6, attorney Al Watkins had choice words for what he’d say to Trump if given the opportunity.
“I’d tell him, ‘You know what, you’ve got few fuckin’ things to do,” Watkins said, “including clearing this fucking mess up and taking care of a lot of the jackasses that you fucked up because of J*** 6.'”
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/judge-blames-trump-j***6-232118622.html
Nov 22, 2021 18:44:38 #
rumitoid wrote:
Rolling Stone br Peter Wade br Fri, November 19, 2... (show quote)
Hmmm, nice violation of the requirement to be impartial in statements.
Nov 22, 2021 18:53:04 #
AuntiE wrote:
Hmmm, nice violation of the requirement to be impartial in statements.
He is an Obama judge so what do you expect?
Nov 22, 2021 18:55:20 #
Okay Gomer. Surprise surprise surprise. Barack Hussein Obama (AKA Barry Soetoro) nominated Amit Mehta to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on July 31, 2014.
Nov 22, 2021 18:56:51 #
Liberty Tree wrote:
He is an Obama judge so what do you expect?
Oh, correct. I remember him now.
Nov 22, 2021 19:35:44 #
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