DOJ's prosecution of Jan 6 defendants hit a major road bump with TuckerCarlson's release of footage from that day. A lawyer representing a Proud Boys members says the tapes 'prove federal prosecutors hid 'plainly exculpatory' Capitol security footage.'
A lawyer representing one of five Proud Boys members on trial for seditious conspiracy referenced Carlson's showcase on Thursday, saying the tapes offered to the commentator by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy prove federal prosecutors hid"plainly exculpatory" Capitol security footage.The court filing is the latest of several requests for a mistrial from attorneys representing the five Proud Boys, who have repeatedly accused the government of wrongdoing.
Silverglate, a criminal defense and civil liberties attorney representing onetime Trump attorney John Eastman, said,"I think that he can get his guilty plea vacated," referring to Chansley, who has yet to file an appeal or request a retrial. "This footage is plainly exculpatory; as it establishes that the Senate chamber was never violently breached, and — in fact — was treated respectfully by January 6 protestors,” Roots wrote in the 11-page court filing. “To the extent that protesters entered the chamber, they did so under the supervision of Capitol Police. The Senators on January 6 could have continued proceedings."
Roots's filing also details remarks from Chansley's counsel at the time of his November 2021 sentencing, Albert Watkins, who said while he was given many hours of video footage by prosecutors, he was not given the footage aired by Carlson on Monday night.
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