'Embarrassed' Trump Supporter Begs Judge For Son's Freedom After Capitol Riot Arrest

[DonViejo]

02/13/2021 11:34 am ET

As Trump was on trial for inciting violence, Joseph Cua said he “should’ve known better” than to believe the bogus claims that brought him and his son to D.C. in January.

By Ryan J. Reilly

As lawyers for former President Donald Trump argued Friday that he should be acquitted at his impeachment trial for his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection, one of his supporters was in federal court in Georgia asking for his son to be released from federal custody after the 18-year-old was charged with shoving an officer during the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Joseph Cua and his wife took their 18-year-old son, Bruno Cua, to the nation’s capital in January because they ― like millions of Americans ― believed the conspiracy theories about a stolen election being floated by the former president.

On Friday afternoon, Joseph Cua told a federal magistrate judge why he thought ― despite the fact that he had brought his son to the scene of the crime and believed in the conspiracies that drove the attack ― he and his wife would be good custodians of their son until his trial.

Bruno Cua is facing a host of federal charges for storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, including assault on a federal officer, civil disorder and obstruction of an official proceeding. His dad testified that he knew he son had brought a baton with him as they went to the Capitol.

“President Trump is calling us to FIGHT!” the younger Cua posted on the right-wing social media website Parler under the name @PatriotBruno, according to the feds. “This isn’t a joke, this is where and when we make our stand.”

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[llmart]

1. He's an adult.

He's not a child. Maybe Mommy and Daddy should have taken him down to the nearest recruitment office and signed him up for the military if he wanted to fight so badly. Now that they're caught it's all "boo hoo. He thought he was doing a good thing for his country."

Whatever. Who didn't see these excuses coming a mile away?

[Bluethroughu]

9. Prison time for attacking our Country, for EVERYONE THERE.

Do the crime, get the time.

Make use of your time and get a brain cell while in prison, instead of being a useful tool of evil.

[BeyondGeography]

2. Tough darts

Said Trump’s lawyers:

Link to tweet

[RainCaster]

8. Yet 71M nonthinking voters thought DFT was the better candidate

[Lunabell]

3. Trump is responsible for the whole insurrection.

And each member of that insurrection needs to be held accountable. Those idiots made the choice to follow their dear leader over the cliff and must pay for their part in the crime.

[RockRaven]

4. Adult brings weapon to Capitol, having stated intention to "fight" and "make our stand," and

assaults a federal officer... And the judge is supposed to release him to the custody of fellow criminals/conspirators because his daddy has a sad?

[dalton99a]

5. The family that insurrects together stays together

[DeminPennswoods]

6. Sure seems like standing in front of a federal magistrate

facing the prospect of prison is a good way to snap one out of the fantasy world in which one is living.

[Demovictory9]

7. Repubs are "law and order" for other people

[roamer65]

15. For the poor and minorities, yes.

Also for liberals.

[Demovictory9]

16. Yep!!

[2naSalit]

10. FTS.

Fuck that shit. They all belong behind bars for years.

[11 Bravo]

11. Joke him if he can't take a fuck.

[Hortensis]

12. Sounds like the parents brought an 18-year-old weapon,

armed with a baton no less, to the rally. They should be arrested and charged. If he were younger, it'd be a case for child and family services.

[gratuitous]

13. "This isn't a joke"

Unless of course, it fails, which is all too predictable. Then we'll whine about what poor little victims we are, duped by someone (not saying who), and we didn't mean nothin' by it (unless it had succeeded, then all you commies would have been served the full measure of our bloodthirsty justice for daring to dislodge the master race from its rightful place).

I can't help but think that if Kyle Rittenhouse was cooling his heels in a cell somewhere, some of the insurrectionists might have given January 6 a miss. I realize the two events aren't the same, but I think there's a common thread.

[roamer65]

14. Judge should laugh and then say NO.