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turbinetree

(27,735 posts) Thu Jan 18, 2018, 06:48 PM Jan 2018

Prosecutors drop charges against more than 100 inauguration riot defendants

Source: The Hill

Federal prosecutors are dropping charges against more than 100 people arrested in the Inauguration Day protests.

The Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia announced Thursday that it would proceed with charges against 59 defendants.

More than 200 people were arrested during the protests on charges ranging from conspiracy to engage in a riot to destruction of property.

A jury in a D.C. Superior Court last month acquitted six people on all charges, leaving 188 who were scheduled to face trial in small groups throughout this year.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/news/369636-prosecutors-drop-charges-against-more-than-100-inauguration-riot-defendants

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Prosecutors drop charges against more than 100 inauguration riot defendants (Original Post) turbinetree Jan 2018 OP

From my twitter feed Gothmog Jan 2018 #1

Department of Justice abruptly drops charges against 129 Trump inauguration protesters Gothmog Jan 2018 #2

This was a travesty from the get-go RandomAccess Jan 2018 #3

Well, there was a small group marybourg Jan 2018 #4

agent provocateurs. nt Javaman Jan 2018 #6

Meaning it was total bullshit to begin with Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2018 #5

They'll be dropping more and any remainder will be acquited. The whole case was bogus from... marble falls Jan 2018 #7

Gothmog

(182,007 posts)

1. From my twitter feed

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Thu Jan 18, 2018, 06:50 PM

Jan 2018

Trump and Sessions brought bogus rioting charges for the protesters at the inauguration. The first set of defendants were found not guilty by the jury. The US attorney's office in DC is dismissing charges against all but 59 of the 188 defendants still facing charges in the Inauguration Day rioting cases

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The first cases should never have gone to trial. Now Sessions and Trump appear to be backing off.

Gothmog

(182,007 posts)

2. Department of Justice abruptly drops charges against 129 Trump inauguration protesters

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Thu Jan 18, 2018, 07:15 PM

Jan 2018

Link to tweet

RandomAccess

(5,210 posts)

3. This was a travesty from the get-go

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Thu Jan 18, 2018, 09:05 PM

Jan 2018

An early pre-emptive attempt at authoritarian rule. Thank God it's not been terribly successful, tho I'm still concerned about the 59.

marybourg

(13,659 posts)

4. Well, there was a small group

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Thu Jan 18, 2018, 09:53 PM

Jan 2018

of those black-clad masked folks who were genuinely destructive, but to have arrested 200 was clearly an attempt at intimidation.

Javaman

(65,978 posts)

6. agent provocateurs. nt

Reply to marybourg (Reply #4)

Fri Jan 19, 2018, 10:01 AM

Jan 2018

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(137,388 posts)

5. Meaning it was total bullshit to begin with

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Thu Jan 18, 2018, 11:28 PM

Jan 2018

marble falls

(72,531 posts)

7. They'll be dropping more and any remainder will be acquited. The whole case was bogus from...

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Fri Jan 19, 2018, 10:08 AM

Jan 2018

the beginning.

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