Few plea bargains in U.S. Capitol riot cases as prosecutors stand firm | Reuters
By: Mark Hosenball (Reuters)
Nearly four months after the U.S. Capitol attack, just one of more than 440 people charged has pleaded guilty, a sign of tough conditions set by prosecutors for plea deals and resistance by defense lawyers to their demands.
start prosecuting the known domestic terrorists now in custody and the morons that got caught up in it will sing like birds, make any deal to get out, and willingly give up all their assets to pay the fines. it's prison or poverty trumpster terrorists.
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Nearly four months after the U.S. Capitol attack, just one of more than 440 people charged has pleaded guilty, a sign of tough conditions set by prosecutors for plea deals and resistance by defense lawyers to their demands.
This reflects the high stakes of cases stemming from the worst violence at the Capitol in modern history, which left five people dead.
U.S. officials have suggested in court hearings that defendants might be interested in pleading guilty, a move that typically can result in a shorter sentence. Prosecutors routinely seek to resolve cases through plea bargains. But legal experts said it is relatively early in this process for either prosecutors or defense lawyers to be reaching quick deals.
Lawyers for more than a dozen defendants said plea talks so far have foundered because prosecutors demanded their clients turn over social media data, cell phones and other evidence, while also pushing for prison sentences they would not accept.
Without plea deals, hundreds of separate trials will move forward, a time-consuming process now extended by a case backlog resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Moreover, without evidence provided under plea bargains, federal prosecutors may have a harder time building cases against leaders of the violence on more serious charges such as conspiracy or violation of laws intended to fight organized crime.
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funny how the only plea deal is an oath keeper that's been flipped. oh, the irony...
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I had to laugh at the shirtless horned guys lawyer.
He basically said they were all a bunch of idiots.
from big tent to short bus in one corrupt presidential term.
That cracked me up
"They all rode the short bus. It's not their fault"
Looks like the prosecutors are playing hard ball. If the defendants don't turn over their cell phones and other devices, the prosecutors will subpoena them and then it goes harder for the defendants.
Better to cop a plea and get a less harsh sentence or face going to prison for the rest of your life
Good.
they all need to get tagged with a felony that prohibits them from voting or possessing a firearm.