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U.S. judge refuses to dismiss key count against Mercer County 'pink hat lady'
(link) https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2022/07/11/capitol-riot-jan-6-washingotn-rachel-powell-mercer-county-joe-biden-donald-trump/stories/202207110052
A federal judge on Friday refused to dismiss a count of obstruction of an official proceeding against accused Capitol rioter Rachel Powell, saying she had joined her "almost uniformly unsuccessful fellow January 6 defendants" in trying to get that count tossed out.
"Today, this Court will add to that ocean of text by once again denying this motion to dismiss," U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth ruled.
Ms. Powell, a Mercer County mother of eight who picked up the monikers of "pink hat lady" and "bullhorn lady" for her actions on Jan. 6, is accused of eight crimes in relation to storming the Capitol in support of Donald Trump's repeated lies about the 2020 election. One of them is obstruction of an official proceeding.
"Today, this Court will add to that ocean of text by once again denying this motion to dismiss," U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth ruled.
Ms. Powell, a Mercer County mother of eight who picked up the monikers of "pink hat lady" and "bullhorn lady" for her actions on Jan. 6, is accused of eight crimes in relation to storming the Capitol in support of Donald Trump's repeated lies about the 2020 election. One of them is obstruction of an official proceeding.
Prosecutors say Ms. Powell, who remains under court supervision pending trial, is dangerous.
In addition to smashing into the Capitol and directing others on where to go through her bullhorn, she had posted a comment on Facebook in October 2020 in which she said "the only way this is probably capable of being fixed is bloodshed because I’m not so sure our government can be fixed the political way anymore either."
After the riot, she said on Facebook that the legal route wasn't working and that it's "time to rise." Ms. Powell had also left her children unattended to travel to Washington and later gave an interview to the New Yorker while the FBI was looking for her, prosecutors said.
An FBI search of her house found go-bags, gun paraphernalia, ammunition and Shuriken throwing stars. Ms. Powell is among about two dozen people from the Pittsburgh region charged in the riot.
In addition to smashing into the Capitol and directing others on where to go through her bullhorn, she had posted a comment on Facebook in October 2020 in which she said "the only way this is probably capable of being fixed is bloodshed because I’m not so sure our government can be fixed the political way anymore either."
After the riot, she said on Facebook that the legal route wasn't working and that it's "time to rise." Ms. Powell had also left her children unattended to travel to Washington and later gave an interview to the New Yorker while the FBI was looking for her, prosecutors said.
An FBI search of her house found go-bags, gun paraphernalia, ammunition and Shuriken throwing stars. Ms. Powell is among about two dozen people from the Pittsburgh region charged in the riot.
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Wow she's a real piece of work! Enjoy your stay in federal prison.
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