It’s an interesting position for a lawyer. I mean, your client is waving “hi Mom” carrying the Speaker of the House’s Podium. There just isn’t much legal maneuvering a lawyer can do. He was in a public place, captured by a fellow criminal’s call phone, and placed on the internet.
You can’t argue “that’s not my guy” or “improper process” or “faulty warrants.”
His only play really is “what can we plead out to?”
nKoan
4514
“He just found the lectern on the ground and picked it up to return to the first Capitol Police officer he saw”
Diddums
4515
Ask and ye shall receive.
Thrag
4516
Why did no one ask the attorney if he plans to let his client take the stand?
RichVR
4517
Wasn’t that the excuse that the ex-military dude used about carrying zipcuffs?
None
4519
It would have been amusing if the defendant had leaned over and said “You’re fired. Rudy, if you’re watching, you’re up!”
Menzo
4520
Yep, this is going to consist of:
- We’re pleading guilty
- My client, who is white, understands what he did wrong and is remorseful
- He was egged on by the President of the USA and got caught up with the wrong crowd
- Can we please get less than a month in a minimum security Federal prison?
- Did I mention my client is white?
nKoan
4521
Yup, which may be hard to disprove without more evidence. I trust the prosecutors will have to look for more.
Also, if the only thing they have him on is the podium, the feds aren’t going to want to spend a lot of time on this one.
I would add as a condition he can’t do the convention circuit autographing pictures of him and the podium.
Menzo
4523
On the flip side, he was one of the most visible people involved in the coup attempt. They may want to throw the book at him just because of that.
“My client was just taking a political stand.”
Tanks! Just like the real dictators have!
newbrof
4527
I don’t know, but I would think if you are part of an insurrection group, you get punishment for insurrection. Doesn’t matter if you didn’t mean it or you just wanted to look around. If you were in the capitol during insurrection, you are an insurrectionist. No?
It’s like a zombie horde. It’s the horde that makes it a zombie horde. You can’t single out 1 zombie. He is part of a horde.
138
4528
“But Marge, I was a political prisoner!”
“How were you a political prisoner?”
“I kicked a giant mouse in the butt! Do I have to draw you a picture?!”
Theft from a federal building seems like plenty.
Wait, did that dude actually take the lectern from the building? I assumed he just sat it back down somewhere before leaving.
