if the incoming Trump Administration is behind the federal prosecutor’s apparent intention to charge rioters with ‘felony rioting’ i.e. go for exemplary sentencing, that all by itself justifies the 2016 election.
On Wednesday November 15, the first trial of defendants charged with felony riot and as many as seven other felonies arising out of the Inauguration Day disturbances is scheduled to begin jury selection. Seven defendants will be in the dock:
Jennifer Armento
Oliver Harris
Brittne Lawson
Michelle Macchio
Christina Simmons
Jayram Tortay
Alexei Wood
If convicted on all counts, their Leftist supporters claim each defendant could accumulate as much as 70 years in prison, and be fined $25,000.
Be still, my heart!
In all, at least 235 defendants, all but five arrested on January 20 (J20 in LeftSpeak), were indicted on felony charges by D.C. grand juries.
Note that none of them were held without bail —unlike the Alt Right Charlottesville Five. After all, these AntiFa were only trying to prevent the inauguration of the democratically-elected President of the United States.
As far as I can determine, and contrary to Editor Brimelow’s hypothesis, these grand juries were empaneled by Washington D.C. U.S. Attorney Channing D. Phillips, an Obama appointee (and an African American). However, as is usually the case when the White House changes hands, he was replaced on September 24 by Trump-appointee Jessie K. Liu.
The Alt Left defendants’ apologists make two, mutually incompatible arguments:
Is this a Woody Allen joke — "The riot was lousy — and there wasn’t enough of it!”?
The distinction between bystanders and actors may possibly make sense in discussing a riot, but if one denies, as the defendants’ supporters do, that any riot took place, then the distinction collapses.
The venerable Leftist rag The Nation was also a riot — pun intended. The day before President Trump’s inauguration, it ran a literal call to arms by British-born, Brooklyn-based “anti-fascist” activist Natasha Lennard. She called for unrelenting violence against anyone to the right of Pol Pot, including during the Inauguration the following day:
[Liberals] forget, too, that while the First Amendment ensures that the government will not interfere with free speech, this has no bearing on neo-fascists having the right to be heard or countenanced by the rest of us….
Trump’s inauguration is an opportunity — with regards to spectacle — to set the tone of resistance to come….
One member of the “D.C. counter-inaugural welcoming committee” commented anonymously that housing space for 1,000 visiting radicals, in both church halls and houses, had been organized by their group alone. New York anarchists are raising funds to rent whole buses to attend. And, as historic anti-fascist mass protest dictates, there are plans for a large black bloc — a spectacle both intentionally threatening and anonymizing….
The decision to join the Women’s March or Disrupt #J20 should not be a benchmark for division. This line instead should only be drawn when someone, in professed name of democracy, would sooner condemn or even imprison anti-fascist, anti-racist actors before they would see a ceremony affirming and buoying fascism meet with interference.
But nine months and a day later, The Nation’s editors had developed amnesia about their complicity and acted as if a bunch of Randian libertarians had been rounded up on January 20th
Sam Menefee-Libey of the DC Legal Posse, a group of activists who provide support to the defendants, was more blunt, criticizing the cases as “blatant political prosecutions” designed to “chill resistance.”
The story of the J20 protesters should frighten anyone concerned about the future of both free assembly and dissent in the United States. [But The Nation doesn’t believe in them! — NS].
Anyway, the distinction between “rioter” and “bystander” is not a given. Conspirators and others may be guilty of rioting, without being active rioters, and one can be guilty of a violent crime via guilt by association. Two legal terms for this are “acting in concert” and “criminal responsibility.”
On Inauguration Day, the situation quickly turned chaotic. Some members of the “protest” a.k.a. riot crowd adopted Black Bloc tactics, hiding their identities and taking part in property destruction. “There were windows breaking, chemicals in the air…The cops didn’t seem to have any control over the situation,” Alex Stokes was quoted as saying in the Intercept article above.
Stokes is another journalist who was arrested on January 20, though the charges against him were later dropped.
Note the phony, passive voice. “The situation” did not “turn chaotic” — the rioters made it so. The rioters did not engage “in minor property destruction” — they incinerated e.g. one stretch limousine after writing slogans on it; they smashed the windows in Larry King’s SUV; they smashed store windows. Windows did not spontaneously break, and chemicals did not spring into the air.
As for the cops not controlling the situation, I doubt Stokes would have appreciated it if they had taken control.
Prosecutors must weave the rioters’ defenders’ sophistry into their closing arguments — to expose the Totalitarian Left’s violence and mendacity, gain felony convictions and defend American liberty.
What’s happened so far:
One defendant has already pleaded guilty to felony riot: Dane Powell.
Unfortunately, and ominously, this case nullified by Presiding Judge of the Criminal Division of the Washington, D.C. Superior Court, Lynn Leibovitz (PDF). Judge Leibovitz sentenced Powell to 36 months in jail for felony rioting and felony assault on a police officer — but suspended all but four months of the sentence, and gave him two years of supervised probation. [Florida Man Sentenced to Prison Term For His Role in Inauguration Day Riot, Press Release, Department of Justice, D.C. U.S. Attorney’s Office, July 7, 2017].
Judge Leibovitz also sabotaged
the misdemeanor plea of Cody Stewart.
She sentenced Stewart to 60 days in jail — but suspended all of the jail sentence on the condition that he complete four months of probation.
During that time, Stewart must perform 50 hours of community service, and pay a $100 fine.
Big whoop.
Leibowitz, let the record show, was appointed by George W. Bush in 2001.
(I’m working on finding out what happened in the other misdemeanor cases — see below).
The Totalitarian Left has been emboldened by years of lack of punishment, and implicit and explicit support from the Ruling Class. They have brought about a moral reversal, in which America’s violent, domestic enemies are treated like moral paragons, while white patriots are treated like criminal pariahs.
If America is to be saved, US Attorney Jessie K. Liu must make these prosecutions a series of teachable moments, and instruct these violent traitors that there is a steep price to be paid for treading the First Amendment and the rule of law under foot.
Nicholas Stix is a New York City-based journalist and researcher, much of whose work focuses on the nexus of race, crime, and education. He spent much of the 1990s teaching college in New York and New Jersey. His work has appeared in Chronicles, The New York Post, Weekly Standard, Daily News, New York Newsday, American Renaissance, Academic Questions, Ideas on Libertyand many other publications. Stix was the project director and principal author of the NPI report,The State of White America-2007. He blogs atNicholas Stix, Uncensored.
J20 Defendants Yet to be Tried (Including the First Round of 7): 195
(PDID is the DC Police Department ID number used for tracking arrestees through the court system.)
CHRISTOPHER T. AKERICH PDID: 719-556
RICHARD ALLEN PDID: 719-555
OLIVIA N. ALSIP PDID: 719-695
WILLIAM AMANN-HOWISON PDID: 719-598
RAMIZ ANDONI PDID: 607-642
SAMUEL Z. ARAMBULA PDID: 719-719
NICOLE ARMBRUSTER PDID: 570-270
JENNIFER M. ARMENTO PDID: 719-616
KRISTEN ASHER PDID: 719-773
TOM AUBIN PDID: 719-764
STEVEN M. BACKUS PDID: 719-786
DAVID BAGHDADI PDID: 719-789
VISHAL BAJPAL PDID: 719-590
ERIK W. BARDO PDID: 719-557
JASHUA BARNAK Also known as Joshua Barnak PDID: 719-565
MICHAEL BASILLAS PDID: 660-746
CASSANDRA BEALE PDID: 719-645
ZACHARY BELCHER PDID: 719-703
JOSHHUA BETLEY Also known as Joshua Betley PDID: 719-677
KEVAL BHATT PDID: 719-750
EDWARD BICKARD PDID: 719-586
EREMY BINGHAM PDID: 719-747
WILLIAM BOGIN PDID: 719-690
PHILLIP BREWER Also known as PhilP Brewer PDID: 719-601
JESAKA D. BROOK'AUSLER PDID: 719-652
MADISON BROOMER PDID: 719-605
DEBORAH BURD PDID: 719-617
JORDANNA BURGESS PDID: 719-633
SAMIR BUTT PDID: 719-609
KIMBERLY CAIN PDID: 719-618
CARLOS CABEZA PDID: 719-61 1
SETH CADIVIAN PDID: 719-595
BENJAMIN C. CARRAWAY PDID: 719-787
MOLLY CARTER PDID: 719-717
CARSON CATES PDID: 719-657
MOIREE CHIU PDID: 719-711
MAKENNA K. CLARK PDID: 719-684
TIM COSTIGAN PDID: 719-654
JOHN COURSEY PDID: 719-584
JAMES CROIVIBIE PDID: 719-658
JACOB CUNNINGHAM PDID: 719-575
ISSAC W. DALTO Also known as lsac Dalto PDID: 623440
KENNETH DELACRUZ PDID: 719-795
CHRISTOPHER DELLACAMERA PDID: 719-602
ALEXA DETTER PDID: 719-644
EMILY DICICCO PDID: 719-634
NICHOLAS P. DIFAZIO PDID: 719-772
JONATHAN A. DUNLAP PDID: 719-559
TRACI J. DUNLAP PDID: 719-709
KATHERINE R. DUNLEAVY PDID: 719-653
ROBERT EASON PDID: 719-697
EMMA ENGLE PDID: 719-642
IVIALLY ESPAILLAT PDID: 719-662
JARED FARLEY PDID: 719-666
ELLA FASSLER PDID: 719-663
ANTHONY FELICE PDID: 719-566
DANIEL FILSTEIN PDID: 719-720
MATTHEW FITZPATRICK PDID: 719-615
COLIN FLOOD PDID: 719-562
JOHN R. FLYNN PDID: 719-553
DANA FRAULA PDID: 719-623
BENJAIV IN FREEDMAN-PEEL PDID: 719-123
LORI B. FREYE PDID: 719-694
DAVID FULKERSON PDID: 719-785
TRENT FULTON PDID: 719-758
ALEXANDRA GEDRA PDID: 719-646
SARAH GILBERT PDID: 719-664
PHILLIP E. GLASER PDID: 719-650
PHOENIX R. GODWIN PDID: 719-741
SALINE GOLENBERG PDID: 719-735
MICHAEL GONZALEZ PDID: 719-793
JOSEPH GORE PDID: 719-738
LAN GRANT Also known as lan Grant PDID: 719-770
ALEXA GRAZIO PDID: 719-665
ANASTASIYA GRISCHKEVICH PDID: 719-753
KILEY HABERMAN PDID: 719-743
SARAH E. HAILEY PDID: 719-722
ANYA M. HARJUNG PDID: 719-713
ALEX HARRIS PDID: 719-710
OLIVER HARRIS PDID: 119-152
KAYLA R. HENAGHAN PDID: 719-632
SEAN T. HENDLEY PDID: 719-777
MATTHEW HESSLER PDID: DCTN: U17013290
HEATHER HIGBY PDID: 719-627
SASHA S. HILL Also known as Sahsa Hill PDID: 719-641
EMILY E. HORSTMAN PDID: 719-631
JAMES M. HOOPES PDID: 570-253
PETER HYNDMAN PDID: 719-686
SAUL JAFFE PDID: 719-568
PATRICK JONES PDID: 719-622
ETKAR SURETT JUNWIRTH PDID: 119-734
SPENCER KAAZ PDID: 719-767
DANIEL KAUFMAN PDID: 719-596
ZOE KASEMAN PDID: 719-626
KRISTINA KELLY PDID: 719-671
RYAN KEATING PDID: 719-691
SAMUEL J. KITCH PDID: 719-708
ALEXANDRA H, KRALES PDID: 719-725
ELIZABETH LAGESSE PDID: 719-740
BRITTNE LAWSON PDID: 719-673
ELISA Y. LEE PDID: 719-608
ERINN N. LEMKEY Also known as Erin N. LemkeY PDID: 719-712
CONNOR D. LINDEN PDID: 719-759
CHRISTOPHER M. LITCHFIELD PDID: 719-781
MICHAEL LOADENTHAL PDID: 719-102
STEPHEN LOUGHMAN PDID: 719-576
ALEXSANDRA LUNDINA PDID: 719-769
JOSEPH LUPO PDID: 719-621
DUKE TVIABIROU PDID: 719-571
MICHELLE MACCHIO PDID: 719-648
HANNAH E, MARTIN PDID: 719-660
RUDY MARTINEZ PDID: 719-569
MARISA R. MATTHEWS PDID: 719-700
ROBERT MATYAS PDID: 719-597
LOUIS MAZZEI PDID: 719-771
PAYTON MCDONALD PDID: 719-572
LUKE MCGOWAN-ARNOLD PDID: 719-796
ASHLEY MACLAREN PDID: 719-612
SHANE MCPARLAND PDID: 719-797
DANIEL MELTZER PDID: 578-108
FARYN MESSICK PDID: 719-640
GABRIEL W. MIELKE PDID: 719-552
ROBERT MILLER PDID: 719-737
CHLOE S. NAGY PDID: 719-782
TROY NEVES PDID: 719-696
JEREMY PAMEN PDID: 719-588
ALESSANDRO PANE PDID: 719-800
SAVANNAH D. PATTERSON PDID: 719-779
TYLAN PAXTON PDID: 719-757
CAIVILO PEREIRA PDID: 719-594
DYLAN PETROHILOS PDID: DCTN: U17013291
EMELINE PHIPPS PDID: 719-637
CARLO PIANTINI PDID: 719-593
AVERY PITTMAN PDID: 719-693
CASSIDY M. PLAUD PDID: 719-728
CAMERON G, POWELL PDID: 719-788
STEPHANIE RANDAZZO PDID: 719-679
DUNCAN RANSLEM PDID: 719-687
JORDAN REID PDID: 719-579
DANIEL RENGEL PDID: 719-707
CALY RETHERFORD Also known as Clay Retherford PDID: 719-689
COLTON RICHARDSON PDID: 719-761
ELIZABETH ROMAKER PDID: 719-638
ROSA RONCALES PDID: 719-651
KAITLYN RORKE PDID: 719-676
TIMOTHY C, ROSE PDID: 719-674
RACHELL P. RUSSELL PDID: 719-763
JUDAH RUBIN PDID: 719-790
REBEKAH SCHILLER PDID: 719-647
ERIC SCHIMMEL PDID: 719-661
AARON M. SCHOEN PDID: 719-715
JEREMEIAH D. SELLERS. Also known as Jeremiah D. Sellers PDID: 719-775
RANDALL D. SETZER PDID: 719-783
TOVIA SHAPIRO PDID: 719-733
RAGHAV SHARMA PDID: 719-614
LIANNE E. SHERMAN PDID: 719-766
NICHOLAS S. SHEPARD PDID: 719-583
DAVID SILVERBERG PDID: 719-585
CHRISTINA M. SIMMONS PDID: 719-688
ADAM SIMPSON PDID: 719-681
DYLAN SLUSARZ PDID: 719-625
SARAH SMITHSON PDID: 719-683
NOELLE SMOOT Also known as Nolle Smoot PDID: 719-668
MATTHEW STEARNS PDID: 719-760
JOAN STEFFON Also known as Soan Steffon PDID: 719-778
SHARLEEN STINGER PDID: 719-704
SYNDIE STOCKS PDID: 719-682
ALISA STONE PDID: 719-656
BRETON STRASBURGER PDID: 719-746
DAVID C. STUBBS PDID: 719-604
ANDREW SWITZER PDID: 719-729
MASSEYTHOMAS Also known as Thomas Massey PDID: 719-591
JAYRAM TORATY PDID: 719-603
CAROLINE UNGER PDID: 719-754
CHRISTIAN VALENCIA PDID: 719-599
ZACHARY VARY PDID: 719-699
ALVARO ORTIZ-VAZQUEZ PDID: 719-756
ARTURO VASQUEZ PDID: 719-692
NORA WALKER PDID: 719-730
CASEY S. WEBBER Also known as Cathasigh Webber PDID: 661-745
OLIVER WEILEIN PDID: 719-577
MICHAEL WEBERMANN PDID: 719-685
NICHOLAS WEBSTER PDID: 719-744
SHAWN WESTFAHL PDID: 642-335
JACOB WILKERSON PDID: 719-705
EMMELINE WILKS-DUPIOSE PDID: 719-678
CHRISTINA WINSOR PDID: 719-628
ALEXEI WOOD PDID: 719-592
LUCAS WOODEN PDID: 719-731
KYLE WRIGHT PDID: 719-549 DCTN: U17013285
JADA R. YOUNG PDID: 719-613
LEAH R. YOUNG PDID: 719-726
TAYLOR ZARKIN PDID: 719-148
MIRIAM R. ZEMEL PDID: 719-736
Aaron Cantu
J20 Defendant Pleading Guilty to Felonies (1)
DANE POWELL PDID: 719-810 (F)
J20 Defendants Who Pleaded Guilty to Misdemeanors (19)
DEVIN E BARTOLOMED Aka Devin Mardvich Aka Devin Bartolomeo PDID: 535-643 M
