Seditious conspiracy
Did any of you see Rachel Maddow last night? She opened her show illustrating how hard it is to prove seditious conspiracy in court, with two cases from 1988 and 2010. In both cases, everyone who was charged in these "militia" groups not only were acquitted, they were given all their weapons back (the Feds confiscated arsenals, literal arsenals of weapons).
I started getting depressed that these motherfuckers would be acquitted as well, because in modern history, there's never been a successful prosecution of seditious conspiracy.
Then she pointed something out: the DOJ charged SIXTEEN people with seditious conspiracy related to January 6. And FOUR of them have already pleaded guilty, and they are cooperating.
Rachel Maddow is certain that the DOJ has the goods on these motherfuckers, because Garland is cautious and he would not have charged 16 people with seditious conspiracy knowing the recent modern history of failed prosecutions unless he was sure he could convict. Rachel Maddow is certain that convictions are likely.
I came away with some hope that those who pleaded guilty are going to nail the others. I came away with some hope that the new charges may also bring guilty pleas and cooperation to nail more motherfuckers.
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Those offering those assurances quote semi-powerful people who were once employed by the DOJ in the past, or who have blogs. One poster claimed to have his own "investigators" who tell him that Garland will do nothing. So, why would I listen to Rachel Maddow or listing to someone who says that some perps have already pled guilty and will testify?
As for myself, I have no such experts I can call on, so I don't know what Garland will do. So far, though, he appears to have been working steadily on this. But, what do I know?
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