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In reply to the discussion: Judge demands answers after Jan. 6 defendant recants guilt [View all]IcyPeas
(24,719 posts)15. saw another similar story today: sorry - not sorry
...Less than a year later, Evans is portraying himself as a victim of a politically motivated prosecution as he runs to serve in the same building he stormed on Jan. 6, 2021. Evans is now calling the Justice Department's Jan. 6 prosecutions a miscarriage of justice" and describes himself on twitter as a J6 Patriot."
"Some ppl have said I need to apologize and condemn #J6 if I want to win my election as the media will attack me," he tweeted recently after announcing his bid for a U.S. House seat in 2024. I will not compromise my values or beliefs. Thats what politicians do. We need Patriots not politicians.
Evans joins a series of Jan. 6 defendants who when up against possible prison time in court have expressed regret for joining the pro-Trump mob that rattled the foundations of American democracy only to strike a different tone or downplay the riot after receiving their punishment.
The very first Jan. 6 defendant to be sentenced apologized in court and then went on Fox News Channel shortly after and seemed to minimize the riot.
"Some ppl have said I need to apologize and condemn #J6 if I want to win my election as the media will attack me," he tweeted recently after announcing his bid for a U.S. House seat in 2024. I will not compromise my values or beliefs. Thats what politicians do. We need Patriots not politicians.
Evans joins a series of Jan. 6 defendants who when up against possible prison time in court have expressed regret for joining the pro-Trump mob that rattled the foundations of American democracy only to strike a different tone or downplay the riot after receiving their punishment.
The very first Jan. 6 defendant to be sentenced apologized in court and then went on Fox News Channel shortly after and seemed to minimize the riot.
https://news.yahoo.com/sorry-not-sorry-1-6-104855119.html
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Judge demands answers after Jan. 6 defendant recants guilt [View all]
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Feb 2023
OP
That's not a defense at all. What matters is that he was under oath when he pled guilty.
Ocelot II
Feb 2023
#26
Hopefully it will teach a lesson to the other blowhard chest thumpers being charged
SouthernDem4ever
Feb 2023
#27
not an attorney but know a little bit and yes that's what he just did to himself. Blew his deal
ZonkerHarris
Feb 2023
#14
Not an attorney, but I don't mind reading through the federal sentencing guidelines
GregariousGroundhog
Feb 2023
#44
Well. Whatever your deal was, you can kiss it goodbye. He should also be charged with lying
onecaliberal
Feb 2023
#16
I've always understood that once a judge accepts a plea deal, it can't be revoked after the fact
Mr. Ected
Feb 2023
#18
The judge can reverse the plea deal if you lie (commit perjury) in order to obtain a plea deal.
bluesbassman
Feb 2023
#20
These guys never seem to "Find Out" quite as much as they ought to when they "Fuck Around"
RockRaven
Feb 2023
#34