Capitol riot: Judge relies on GOP lawmakers' words about January 6 in dispute with defendant
A federal judge used the words of Republican lawmakers to describe the severity of January 6 during a hearing on Wednesday after a defendant's outburst objecting to the government characterizing the riot as being carried out by "terrorists" who stormed the US Capitol.
Reading from a statement from Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on the first anniversary of the January 6, 2021, insurrection, federal Judge Emmet G. Sullivan said: "The United States Capitol, the seat of the first branch of our federal government, was stormed by criminals who brutalized police officers and used force to try to stop Congress from doing its job."
"This disgraceful scene was antithetical to the rule of law," McConnell's statement, read by Sullivan, goes on to say.
Sullivan also noted that GOP Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas had called the riot a "violent terrorist attack," a notion that had been quickly criticized by right-wing figures, leading Cruz to walk back his comments on Fox as "sloppy phrasing." Sullivan cited comments decrying the riot by Republican Sens. Mitt Romney of Utah and Marco Rubio of Florida as well.
As perceptions over the deadly riot remain polarized, federal judges overseeing hundreds of cases against alleged Capitol rioters have repeatedly criticized political leaders for publicly whitewashing January 6. Judges also have been quick to correct defendants who downplayed the seriousness of their own conduct or refused to take responsibility.
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Used as common thugs by the repugs then thrown under the bus and now having their leaders words thrown in their face at trial.
Heh... Too funny 
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