Feds get first indictments in cases related to Capitol riot

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: Politico

Federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., have obtained their first indictments in connection with the siege of the Capitol last week by demonstrators supporting President Donald Trump.

A grand jury indicted at least two men Monday in cases related to the violent events of Jan. 6.

Mark Leffingwell, 51, of Seattle, was charged with a felony violation of the Federal Anti-Riot Act, a law passed by Congress in 1968 that made it a federal crime to interfere with law enforcement in the midst of a civil disorder.

Leffingwell is also charged with two counts of assault on a police officer and four other charges.



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[blueinredohio]

1. I hope every one of these people get charged with a felony.

That way they can't legally have a firearm.

[dragonlady]

2. Nor can they vote, for a long time, if convicted

[Massacure]

8. That actually depends on the state

If they are from Vermont or Maine, for example, they can vote absentee from prison, and 19 additional states allow parolees to vote.

https://felonvoting.procon.org/state-felon-voting-laws/

[Fullduplexxx]

6. No guns no voting

[SheltieLover]

3. They should all be charged with cop's murder in commission of a felony, imo

Disclosure: not an attorney, but this is my undetstanding of how it can work.

If this had been a bank robbery, would they be charged this way? Most likely.

Would they have casually waltzed out of the bank, partied for a couple of days & boarded airliners upon whuch they misbehaved?

HELL NO.

Anyone know what max sentence is?

[OhioTim]

4. I Wish They Would Wait

until Biden is President before charging anyone so Trump doesn't have their names and can pardon them.

[BadgerKid]

7. They seem to be dangling the carrot.

Seems it would be best to charge the more significant instigators when DT can't pardon.

[Bayard]

5. This is starting to sound better

It looked like trespassing was going to be the main charge on a lot of them.