Proud Boys defense attorney claims at least 40 undercover government agents and informants at Capitol riot, 'some appear to have played roles of instigators' on Jan. 6



The defense attorney for a member of the Proud Boys claimed that there were at least 40 undercover government agents and informants operating at the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021.

Currently standing trial in Washington, D.C., are Proud Boys members Dominic Pezzola, Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, and Enrique Tarrio – the group's former leader.

Pezzola’s lawyer Roger Roots filed a motion requesting the government "reveal all informants, undercover operatives and other Confidential Human Sources (CHSs) relating to the events of January 6."

"The federal prosecutors in this case are refusing to disclose information regarding these non-FBI informants," Roots claims in the filing. "The existence, and likely conduct of these CHSs is almost certainly exculpatory for Pezzola."

"Pezzola has become aware that the largest numbers of undercover CHSs on Jan. 6 belonged to agencies other than the FBI," the filing reads. "At least two law enforcement agencies each outnumbered the FBI in terms of running undercover agents, informants, and CHSs on Jan. 6."

"First, the D.C. Metro Police had at least 13 undercover plain-clothes agents among the Proud Boys and other patriots on Jan. 6," the filing continues. "Next, there appear to have been some 19 CHSs on Jan. 6 belonging to an agency called HSI (Homeland Security Investigations)."

The filing states, "When added to the 8 FBI CHSs now acknowledged by the prosecutors, this means that there were at least forty (40) undercover informants or agents doing surveillance among defendants on January 6."

"Some of these undercover Metro officers marched with the Proud Boy march," the motion notes. "And some appear to have played roles of instigators, in that they are seen on body-worn videos chanting 'Go! Go!,' 'Stop the Steal!,' and 'Whose house? Our house!' on Jan. 6. Others generally followed demonstrators toward the Capitol."

Pezzola's lawyer asserts that the entire defense in this trial "would have been different, and much more aggressive, if the defense counsel had known of the scope and scale of undercover government operations on Jan. 6."

Roots also calls for Capitol riot instigator Ray Epps to be subpoenaed and says, "Defendants contend Mr. Epps is being suspiciously protected from prosecution by the government."

\u201cNEW bombshell filing in Proud Boys trial.\n\nDefense writes that DOJ just recently disclosed involvement of undercover officers/informants from other agencies aside from FBI--DC Metro police and DHS.\n\n"At least 40 undercover informants..."\u201d
— Julie Kelly \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Julie Kelly \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1680781283

A spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington, D.C., told Newsweek attorneys plan to respond to these issues in court.

Last month, the trial involving members of the Proud Boys was suspended after it was revealed that a witness expected to testify was previously a government informant.

According to court documents filed by defendant Zachary Rehl, an unnamed female FBI informant was "in contact via telephone, text messaging, and other electronic means, with one or more of the counsel for the defense and at least one defendant" between April 2022 and January 2023.

Prosecutors conceded that the witness had previously been paid by the FBI as a confidential informant.

Last month, an FBI informant embedded within the Proud Boys testified that the group had no plans to breach the Capitol. The man named "Aaron" also told his FBI handler on Jan. 6 that the Proud Boys members did not knock down police barriers.

A report from September 2021 alleged that the FBI had a secret informant embedded with members of the Proud Boys. However, the informant admitted that the group "had no plans to engage in violence" on Jan. 6, and there were no preplanned discussions of storming the U.S. Capitol building.

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Video: Drag queens perform during Milwaukee Bucks 'Pride Night' halftime show. But not everyone is gleeful about it.



Drag queens performed for the crowd at halftime during "Pride Night" at the Milwaukee Bucks' home game Wednesday against the Denver Nuggets, Fox News reported.

What are the details?

Here are a couple of clips:

\u201cAt @Bucks PRIDE Night!\n#ShowYourPride\n#WeAreYourFamily\n#WeSeeYou\u201d
— Julie Marie Totsch \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf2 (@Julie Marie Totsch \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf2) 1674701432
\u201chttps://t.co/t2CpaKY7aN\u201d
— - (@-) 1674769746

As you might imagine, not everybody was happy about the drag queens doing their thing:

  • "As a bisexual woman I'm disgusted by the extremists in our community along w/the sports orgs & businesses who promote Drag Shows at family events," one Twitter user commented. "Since when has it become acceptable to sexually victimize children?! This is not the time or place for adult entertainment."
  • "Are there any gay persons out there insulted that your community is being conflated with drag queens and trans grooming?" another commenter wondered. "Is that the public image you want to cling to? Is that really all you have to be 'proud' of? Is that the best you can do? Sure seems like it."
  • "Damn they really gotta shove gay in everyones' faces like that, seems a bit much," another user observed.
  • "NBA grooming kids and being used as a tool to desensitize kids," another commenter said. "This is why I don’t watch sports anymore."

Doug Russell, sports director for iHeart Radio Milwaukee and Madison, was peeved at the "pearl-clutchers" concerned about kids being in attendance during the drag show. But St. Louis-based conservative radio talk show host Mark Reardon challenged Russell's argument:

\u201c@DougRussell @Bucks My question is WHY are they necessary at a @Bucks game? Rhetorical question. I loved @KinkyBootsBway \u2026one of the best. I recommend for everyone! But I\u2019m also cool with drag shows having a place\u2026like where people have a choice. \ud83e\udd37\ud83c\udffd\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\u201d
— Doug Russell (@Doug Russell) 1674699299

But wait, there's more!

If you assumed the drag queen show was the only thing happening in relation to the Bucks' "Pride Night," have we got a surprise for you! For starters, the first 10,000 fans through the door were to receive a Bucks pride beanie:

\u201cThe perfect giveaway for a \u2603\ufe0f @Bucks Pride Night! \n\nThe first 10k fans will receive this beanie tonight courtesy of @Froedtert & MCW! \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f\ud83c\udfc0\ud83e\udd8c\u201d
— Fiserv Forum (@Fiserv Forum) 1674684385

The arena was duly adorned with rainbow lights:

\u201cHappy @Bucks Pride Night! \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f\ud83e\udd8c\u201d
— Fiserv Forum (@Fiserv Forum) 1674694792

If you were in the mood to hit the Bucks' pro shop, you could snag yourself one of the shirts depicted in the tweet below, the back of which read: "LGBTQIA: Activist, Lesbian, Mentor, Advocate, Gay, Confidant, Bisexual, Pride, Teacher, Transgender, Two-Spirit, Counselor, Queer, Family, Intersex, Pansexual, Ally, Partner, Asexual, Friend."

\u201cHappy Pride Night Bucks fans! Celebrate Pride with us tonight and snag yourself one of these tees! \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f\u2728\n\nA portion of the sales will benefit @PathfindersMKE \n\nShirt: https://t.co/hHGScgDcZz\u201d
— Bucks Pro Shop (@Bucks Pro Shop) 1674687600

Bucks players advocated for the LGBTQ community in a prepared video for "Pride Night":

\u201cThe power of sport can bring everybody together.\u201d
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Milwaukee Bucks) 1674662557

"The power of sport can bring everyone together, right?" guard Pat Connaughton said. "It doesn’t matter your gender. It doesn’t matter your ethnicity. It doesn’t matter [your] political views, and it definitely doesn’t matter your sexual identity."

Forward Joe Ingles added that it's "very important for fans and athletes and everyone in this world to make sporting events and any event for the LGBTQ community more accessible and more welcoming."

After the game, you could "keep the Bucks Pride Night Celebrations going" at a postgame party featuring "DJ Boyfrrriend":

\u201cCheering on the @Bucks at @FiservForum tonight? \ud83c\udfc0 Keep the Bucks Pride Night Celebrations going at The MECCA! \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 The Postgame Party, presented by @Froedtert & MCW, tips off following the game. Enjoy live music from DJ Boyfrrriend, drink specials & more. \ud83c\udfb6\u201d
— The MECCA Sports Bar and Grill (@The MECCA Sports Bar and Grill) 1674686254

Anything else?

Just last week, Philadelphia Flyers player Ivan Provorov was raked over the woke coals for refusing to take part in the hockey team's pre-game warm-up featuring players with rainbow colors on their uniforms and sticks. Provorov cited his religion — Russian Orthodoxy — as his reason for opting out of the warm-up.

The author of ESPN's story about the controversy — Greg Wyshynski, senior NHL writer for the sports network — blasted Provorov on Twitter for his refusal to take part in the warm-up. E.J. Hradek — senior reporter for the NHL Network — suggested that Provorov return to Russia and even fight Ukraine if he didn't want to "assimilate into his group of teammates and in the community and here in this country."

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Horowitz: California courts rule elected DA can’t prosecute BLM rioter because he opposes defund police movement



George Soros’ organization has successfully installed anarchist district attorneys in many major cities over the past decade. But now that the public is outraged at the growing crime wave, an insurance policy was needed to neuter law-and-order prosecutors who couldn’t be beaten at the ballot box. The California courts have now offered a blueprint that will essentially bar any sane prosecutor from working on a case involving a left-wing anarchist from groups like Black Lives Matter and Antifa.

On September 28, California’s Second District Court of Appeal announced that the San Luis Obispo district attorney’s office, headed by Dan Dow, cannot prosecute seven BLM rioters accused of blocking highways and attacking innocent families because of the district attorney’s “well publicized association with critics of the Black Lives Matter Movement.” Mind you, nearly every judge in major cities is inextricably tied to and even involved in left-wing activism. Yet a prosecutor, who is an elected official and, by definition, doesn’t have to judge fairly like a judge, is now able to be booted from a case for simply expressing pro-law-and-order views. That would disqualify essentially any non-Soros prosecutor.

The court cited a fundraising email sent out by Dow’s wife during his campaign stating the following: “Dan needs to know more than ever that you support him, and he really needs your financial support so he can keep leading the fight in SLO County against the wacky defund the police movement and anarchist groups that are trying to undermine the rule of law and public safety in our community.”

There is no mention of the defendants or even their organization, just a generic opposition to the “defund the police” movement, which would essentially be in any campaign material of even non-wacky Democrats running for prosecutor. What’s next? Are they going to force recusal of any DA who ran against gun violence when confronted with a defendant in a gun crime?

Consider the fact that we now have left-wing prosecutors in D.C. and the entire bureaucracy of the DOJ and the FBI indissolubly tied to anti-conservative activism, and they are able to target conservatives for prosecution simply for their beliefs. On the other hand, nobody can say that Dow was targeting these BLM supporters simply for their speech or beliefs but for their actions. Here is how the California Coast News describes the alleged incident from July 2020 that is the subject of this prosecution from which Dow is now being forced to recuse himself:

Last July, Arata is alleged to have led approximately 300 protesters onto Highway 101 from both Osos Street and California Boulevard, blocking all lanes in both directions for nearly an hour. While on the highway, protesters ran after vehicles attempting to drive off the freeway, blocked vehicles, and yelled profanities at some of the drivers, videos of the protest showed.

Grocott and Lastra were among protesters who encircled a car driven by motorist who was attempting to drive around the protesters.

“One suspect jumped on the hood of the victim’s vehicle and an additional suspect broke the rear window out of the vehicle with a skateboard as the vehicle was leaving the area,” according to the CHP.

Glass shattered on a 4-year-old boy who was sitting in the back seat. The boy was not physically harmed.

Not a single person on January 6 attacked random civilians and children like this, yet every single prosecutor, starting with Attorney General Garland himself, has publicly made it clear they could never be partial in their prosecution of the defendants. Matthew Graves, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, has sought jail time and pretrial holding for people accused of minor misdemeanors on January 6. He is married to Fatima Goss Graves, a radical anti-Trump activist who railed against whites and said that white women supported Trump because they are “aided by a toxic mix of racism and disinformation …putting them on the same team as the White men society has been largely built to benefit.” Is Graves being forced to recuse himself when he is clearly seeking a level of prosecution well beyond the scope of the crimes committed by the defendants?

Then again, nobody expects full impartiality from prosecutors, but we do expect it from judges. Yet when it comes to the January 6 defendants, even the judges are able to have blatant conflicts of interests with impunity. Judges are regularly holding the political views of the defendants against them as if they were by themselves a crime. Last week, D.C. federal district Judge Beryl Howell sentenced the Munn family parents to 14 days in prison for simply walking into the Capitol lobby peacefully after the cops had already opened the doors, then expressed approval of the children separating from their parents’ political views, which she viewed as a terrible influence.

\u201cHowell lectures Kayli to use her analytic skills "in her daily life" to make sure she never finds herself before a FEDERAL JUDGE for misdemeanor. Howell laughs at parents' influence.\n\nHowell sentences Kayli to 36 months probation.\n\nParents will be sentenced later today.\u201d
— Julie Kelly \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Julie Kelly \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1665585944

This is not just hypocrisy but hierarchy. If you are violent as hell for the cause of the communists, then you can make a prosecutor recuse himself even when there is no sign of bias in treatment. Yet if you are a defendant from the right, the judge can act like the most biased prosecutor, regularly scorn the political views of the defendants, and show completely partial treatment toward the lawyers of the government over the lawyers of the defendants, and nobody will force your recusal.

You have to give them credit. They sure think of everything and make sure to perfectly apply it in a way that maximizes their political outcomes through the justice system – be it the defendants or the plaintiffs. Justice in America is no longer blind; it is dead.

Top po​llster​ for Democrats advises party to declare COVID crisis over because 'they risk paying dearly for it' in midterm elections ​



This month a slew of Democratic governors finally ended COVID-19 restrictions. Earlier this month, CNN medical analyst – who previously compared unvaccinated Americans to drunk drivers and has been in favor of strict mandates throughout the pandemic until recently – said it was now appropriate to drop mask mandates because "the science has changed." However, another possible reason for liberals suddenly dropping COVID-19 restrictions could be an ominous warning to Democrats from a top pollster for the party.

Impact Research is a polling firm that caters to the Democrats and progressive organizations.

"Impact has helped elect Democratic candidates at all levels – from the White House and Congress to state houses and city halls," the polling firm states on its website. "We seek to be an active part of a campaign’s strategic team, involved in message development, voter targeting, and real-time crisis management."

Impact Research boasts about working with prominent Democrats such as President Joe Biden, former President Barack Obama, Hilary Clinton, Gretchen Whitmer, Roy Cooper, and Rahm Emanuel. The company has done polling work for progressive organizations such as Planned Parenthood, NARAL, ACLU, Gates Foundation, and George Soros' Open Society Foundations.

According to Punchbowl News, Impact Research sent out a memo titled "Taking the Win over COVID-19," which has allegedly been "making the rounds among House and Senate Democratic campaigns and consultants for the last week or so."

The memo provides "strategic thoughts" on how Democrats should position themselves regarding the COVID-19. The memo warns Democrats that continuing to press for COVID-19 restrictions could have disastrous consequences in the 2022 midterm elections.

"After two years that necessitated lockdowns, travel bans, school closures, mask mandates, and nearly a million deaths, nearly every American finally has the tools to protect themselves from this virus," the memo begins. "It's time for Democrats to take credit for ending the COVID crisis phase of the COVID war, point to important victories like vaccine distribution and providing economic stability to Americans, and fully enter the rebuilding phase that comes after any war."

The polling company instructs Democrats to "declare the crisis phase of COVID over and push for feeling and acting more normal."

"Recognize that people are worn out; and feeling real harm from the years-long restrictions and take their side," the pollster recommends. "Most Americans have personally moved out of crisis mode. Twice as many voters are now more concerned about COVID's effect on the economy (49%) than about someone in their family or someone they know becoming infected with the coronavirus (24%)."

"Two-thirds of parents and 80% of teachers say the pandemic caused learning loss, and voters are overwhelmingly more worried about learning loss than kids getting COVID," the memo states. "Six in ten Americans describe themselves as 'worn out' by the pandemic."

The Democratic pollster warns politicians, "The more we talk about the threat of COVID and onerously restrict people's lives because of it, the more we turn them against us and show them we're out of touch with their daily realities."

Impact Research advocates for Democrats to recognize that the "threat of COVID is no longer what it was even a year ago and therefore should not be treated as such - shutdowns, masks, and lockdowns were meant to save lives when there was not yet a vaccine that could do that."

According to Worldometers, the rolling seven-day moving average of COVID-19 cases was 71,918 on Feb. 25. Exactly a year ago, the seven-day rolling average for COVID-19 cases was nearly identical at 72,054. On Feb. 25, the seven-day moving average of COVID-19 deaths was 1,642 compared to 2,000 on Feb. 25, 2021.

The polling company instructs Democrats to avoid a zero-COVID strategy as a "victory condition" because "Americans also don't think victory is COVID Zero."

"They think the virus is here to stay, and 83% say the pandemic will be over when it's a mild illness like the flu rather than COVID being completely gone, and 55% prefer that COVID should be treated as an endemic disease," the memo reads. "And that's what most Americans are dealing with – a disease with fatality rates like the flu – because most of us took the personal responsibility to protect ourselves and our families by getting vaccinated."

"Stop talking about restrictions and the unknown future ahead," the pollster advises Democrats.

"If we focus on how bad things still are and how much worse they could get, we set Democrats up as failures unable to navigate us through this," Impact Research cautions.

The memo highlights how Democrats could lose the 2022 midterm elections if they continue to push COVID-19 restrictions.

"And, if Democrats continue to hold a posture that prioritizes COVID precautions over learning how to live in a world where COVID exists, but does not dominate, they risk paying dearly for it in November," the polling company alerts Democrats.

Here is the literal memo to the Dems from Biden's polling firm. Declare a win over Covid and move on. I suspect CDC will get the memo. Will @GavinNewsom and @lapublichealth? We shall see. SOTU is Tuesday.pic.twitter.com/1Enk5SIITk
— Julie Hamill (@Julie Hamill) 1645796507

Pensions for five former Governors General cost more than $18 million, says Canadian Taxpayers Federation

The CTF estimates that the five living former Governors General will receive more than $18 million if they continue to collect their pensions to age 90.

AOC and other Democrats lash out at Biden for keeping Trump's 'racist' refugee cap after promising major increase during the campaign



President Joe Biden received a tidal wave of criticism on Friday following the announcement that the administration would not increase refugee admissions this year. Much of the backlash that Biden received for keeping the historically low refugee caps set by former President Donald Trump was from fellow Democrats, including the outspoken Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.).

While running for president, Biden promised to reverse much of the immigration policies of the Trump administration. Biden made a campaign pledge to drastically increase Trump's refugee cap of 15,000 per year to 125,000, and promised to "raise it over time commensurate with our responsibility, our values, and the unprecedented global need."

The Biden campaign website states:

Increase the number of refugees we welcome into the country. With more than 70 million displaced people in the world today, this is a moment that demands American leadership. Offering hope and safe haven to refugees is part of who we are as a country. As a senator, Joe Biden co-sponsored the legislation creating our refugee program, which Trump has steadily decimated. His Administration has reduced the refugee resettlement ceiling to its lowest levels in decades and slammed the door on thousands of individuals suffering persecution, many of whom face threats of violence or even death in their home countries. We cannot mobilize other countries to meet their humanitarian obligations if we are not ourselves upholding our cherished democratic values and firmly rejecting Trump's nativist rhetoric and actions. Biden embraces the core values that have made us who we are and will prioritize restoring refugee admissions in line with our historic practice under both Democratic and Republican Administrations. He will set the annual global refugee admissions cap to 125,000, and seek to raise it over time commensurate with our responsibility, our values, and the unprecedented global need.

However, Biden is on track to accept the fewest number of refugees this year of any modern president, including Trump, according to a report from the International Rescue Committee.

"Over the first half of this fiscal year, the precipitous downward trajectory of refugee admissions seen under the Trump administration endures," the IRC said. "If the current pace of admissions continues – and if the Trump administration's admissions policies remain in place – the Biden administration will admit an estimated 4,510 refugees in FY21, less than half of the last year of the Trump administration and fewer than any President in history."

In February, Biden's State Department issued a report to Congress proposing to increase the cap to 62,500 for the current fiscal year, according to CBS News.

Democrats wrote a letter to Biden earlier this month demanding that he act and raise the refugee cap.

"Having fought for four years against the Trump Administration's full-scale assault on refugee resettlement in the United States, we were relieved to see you commit to increasing our refugee resettlement numbers so early in your Administration," Democratic lawmakers wrote. "But until the Emergency Presidential Determination is finalized, our refugee policy remains unacceptably draconian and discriminatory."

Despite his campaign promise, the State Department's recommendation, and a plea from fellow Democrats, Biden will continue with Trump's refugee cap number of 15,000.

Prominent Democrats were enraged by the Biden administration's decision to continue Trump's refugee cap.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: "Completely and utterly unacceptable. Biden promised to welcome immigrants, and people voted for him based on that promise. Upholding the xenophobic and racist policies of the Trump admin, incl the historically low + plummeted refugee cap, is flat out wrong. Keep your promise."

Rep. Ilhan Omar: "As a refugee, I know finding a home is a matter of life or death for children around the world. It is shameful that @POTUS is reneging on a key promise to welcome refugees, moments after @RepSchakowsky@RepJayapal, myself and others called on him to increase the refugee cap."

Joaquin Castro: "I strongly disagree with the Biden administration's decision to maintain Trump's historically low refugee policy. Raising the refugee resettlement cap is vital for American global leadership and to restore the soul of our nation. I urge the President to keep his promise."

Rep. Joe Neguse: "America has long been a beacon of hope to refugees around the world, including my family. As a son of refugees & Co-Chair of the Congressional Refugee Caucus, proud to join @RepJayapal @Ilhan and @janschakowsky in imploring the Biden administration to honor our nation's values."

Rep Pramila Jayapal: "It is simply unacceptable and unconscionable that the Biden Administration is not immediately repealing Donald Trump's harmful, xenophobic, and racist refugee cap that cruelly restricts refugee admissions to a historically low level."

Rep Pramila Jayapal: “It is simply unacceptable and unconscionable that the Biden Administration is not immediately… https://t.co/eqMKSX5moN
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche Alcindor)1618597720.0

There were swift reactions by press members, included Washington Post White House reporter Seung Min Kim, who wrote on Twitter, "One thing to remember is that the 62,500 refugee figure Biden pledged was already a prorated figure for a fiscal year that was half over. An apples-to-apples comparison is that Biden pledged 125,000 refugees and decided to stick with 15,000. Quite the stunning drop."

Julie Davis, congressional editor at the New York Times, showed the similarities of the rationale of Biden and Trump on their refugee cap decisions.

Biden's team is using the same rationale to justify a historically low refugee cap as Trump's did, pointing to the… https://t.co/etRjy88vnH
— Julie Davis (@Julie Davis)1618598876.0

The Atlantic writer Adam Serwer tweeted, "Biden maintaining Stephen Miller's refugee policy is not something anyone should defend. It's a disgrace."

Axios reporter Jonathan Swan reacted by saying, "Biden keeps the Trump / Stephen Miller refugee cap. Genuinely curious to hear Biden allies explain how what was 'racist' and 'cruel' under Trump is now enlightened and humane."

Stephen Miller, who spearheaded the Trump administration's immigration policy, chimed in, "Thoughts on this announcement: 1. This reflects Team Biden's awareness that the border flood will cause record midterm losses *if* GOP keeps issue front & center 2. Staggering # being released at border DWARF # saved by not raising cap 3. Refugee cap should be reduced to ZERO*."

Horowitz: As criminals take advantage of hands-off justice system, feds clamp down on political prisoners



For the past decade, I've been trying to raise awareness about the harms of the weak-on-crime policies being advocated by both parties. As crime continues to surge, even the most violent career criminals are released on little or no bail, a growing phenomenon that is responsible for most of the violent crimes committed in the country. The insipid mantra of the de-incarceration crowd is that we shouldn't lock people up for low-level offenses. I have long wondered what they consider to be high-level offenses. Now we have our answer. It is you and me.

We are now living in an America where accused murderers and rapists with long rap sheets are released without bail, while Trump supporters are being held without the opportunity to post even high bail for nebulous charges of trespassing on public property. All of us want violent criminals punished, but as Julie Kelly of American Greatness found after examining 200 indictments related to the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, nearly all of them were charged with trespassing for simply taking selfies in the Capitol.

Take the case of Jessica Watkins. She is being charged with disorderly conduct, entering a restricted building, and obstruction of an official proceeding. She has no prior record, and these are the quintessential "low-level" crimes I've been hearing the left lament for years in the context of the discussion of over-incarceration. Yet the Feds are asking that she be held without bail because she has spoken to friends about the need for a revolution.

Adding here to ⁦@Cernovich⁩ attention to Jessica Watkins arrest, detention in Capitol breach case.Feds cite her p… https://t.co/WnwY8LDTc7
— Julie Kelly 🇺🇸 (@Julie Kelly 🇺🇸)1613917225.0

By that standard, tens of millions of Trump-haters could have been held without bail for the comments they regularly spewed about him for years, especially when they were involved in Black Lives Matter riots. The fact that people are being charged, much less held without bond, for taking selfies in the Capitol, with no evidence that they engaged in assault or theft, is further disturbing because by the government's own admission, some police officers let them in. Last week, the Capitol Hill police announced the suspension of six officers and an investigation into the actions of 29 others because they are suspected of letting in the crowd. Absent evidence of other criminal behavior, it is indefensible to charge civilians with trespassing before this investigation is complete.

This is typical of the dozens of cases I read - Walked into building thinking it was open - Respectful to polic… https://t.co/E3qTnozFTd
— Mike Cernovich (@Mike Cernovich)1613881308.0

It's also disturbing that they continue to lie about the death of Officer Brian Sicknick to use it as a pretext for labeling any and all opposition to the Left as insurrection and sedition and treating the entry into the Capitol differently from any other commensurate crime.

Let's be clear: The only political violence that has taken place since Jan. 6 fomented by a group that wants to overthrow the government is from Antifa. Antifa's adherents have committed clear-cut violent crimes, yet few of them are arrested and none of them are held without bail. Thus, when attorney general nominee Merrick Garland compares Trump supporters to Timothy McVeigh and vows to focus on "domestic terrorism" but refuses to mention Antifa, you know this is not about justice, but about a sadistic persecution. In fact, he told the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing that Antifa's attacks are not terrorism because they occur at night. It's all about a two-tiered system. Which is why, when Garland promises to fight discrimination, he doesn't mean the systemic anti-white bias at every level of the corporate culture.

The two-tiered justice system is even more appalling when you examine the number of rapists and murderers who have been set free on low or no bail in recent years in all of America's major cities. While there is zero evidence of any of the Capitol Hill protesters committing crimes outside that day, most crime in this country is committed by repeat violent offenders released under "criminal justice reform measures."

Just to pick a recent example from Chicago, America's murder capital, Oscar Grissett was just bonded out of jail again by a liberal advocacy group despite a history of manslaughter, robbery, and committing crimes while on parole. Here is his timeline according to CWB Chicago:

  • In 1992, Grissett was paroled from a two-year sentence for aggravated battery causing great bodily harm.
  • Just four weeks later, he was charged with murder after driving a stolen car and killing a pedestrian with it while fleeing from police. He received a 25-year sentence, but despite 100 disciplinary actions while in prison, he still got out early, even though this was during the two decades of "tough on crime" sentencing.
  • In 2010, he was convicted of theft and robbery again and sentenced to two 15-year terms and a 9.5-year term, but of course wound up being paroled by 2018.
  • Shortly thereafter, he was convicted for another robbery of a store and sentenced to just four years, but was released after less than two years in March 2020.
  • While he was on parole, prosecutors charged him with two counts of felony possession of a stolen motor vehicle and felony burglary in September of last year. One would think that given his rap sheet and the fact that he was unrepentant from three decades of crime, he would be held without bail. But instead he was offered just $25,000 cash bail, which was paid for by "the Bail Project," a left-wing group that is against pre-trial holding (but would never bail out Trump supporters for low-level charges of trespassing on public property).
  • So, what did Grissett do while out on bail again? Police arrested him on December 8 for stealing a car and then holding up a store clerk at a pet store and stealing money from the cash register.
  • Yet despite all this, last Friday, Judge Susana Ortiz set his bail at $100,000 for the pet store robbery and ordered Grissett to go onto electronic monitoring if he posts bond.

Rather than pushing reforms to stop this leaky justice system, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill nearly abolishing cash bail.

The case of Oscar Grissett is not an aberration. It represents the prototypical career criminal who is never properly deterred or stopped in our justice system. It's in this world that Trump supporters are now being held without possibility of even posting bail on charges of trespassing in a public building, even if they didn't engage in violence and did not have a prior record.

While the DOJ and the DHS focus on the nonexistent threat of ubiquitous violence from Trump supporters, nearly every major city is seeing a surge in crime thanks to the reduction in prison and jail incarcerations. Philadelphia is experiencing an even worse crime year than last year, which was the worst in a generation, when Philly had the second highest number of murders on record. Over the weekend, the violence spread to the suburb of Norristown, where one was killed and four were injured while children were enjoying a night of bowling with their families.

Perhaps it will take the violence spilling over into the suburbs, where some suburban voters have become woke, for them to realize that it is the career violent offenders who need to be locked up to ensure their family's safety, not Trump voters.

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