| In Jan 6
Case on Appeal Tanios Is Ordered Released,
DDC Erred, Video Still Withheld
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon Podcast
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FEDERAL COURT,
August 9 – On March 22,
Capitol breach
defendant
George Pierre
Tanios had a
detention
proceeding in the
District of West
Virginia and
was detained.
Inner
City Press
live tweeted,
here and
below.
On
April
27, a two hour
session to
review the
ongoing detention
of Tanios and
his co-defendant
Khater ended with conclusion, DOJ
pushing for
continued
detention and
Judge Hogan scheduling
a continuation
for May 6,
since he'll be
out of town
the first
three days of
next week.
Inner City
Press live
tweeted it here and
below.
Now on
August 9, the
DC Circuit
Court of
Appeals has
ordered Tanios
released,
saying it was
clear
error to keep
him detained
as a danger
for whom no conditions
or combination
of conditions
for release
could be
found. This on
a day when DDC
Chief Judge Howell
cross-examined
pleading
defendant
Croy, and
asked why DOJ is
not charging
defendants
more money -
while DDC
Judge Mehta
has yet to act
on challenge
to his limited
release
of DOJ
video in US v.
Harrelson.
Inner City
Press will stay on
the
case(s).
From
April 27:
Khater's
lawyer says he
believed he
was part of a
righteous
cause, and was
not part of
any right wing
militia. "It
turns out not
to be bear
spray, in
fact... He
stood 8 feet
away from the
officers and
did not spray
directly at
them."
Judge
Hogan: I
looked at the
video [Note:
DOJ is still
withholding
from the press
and public
videos they
are showing to
judges to
detain
defendants.
These are
judicial
documents
& should
be released -
but Judge
Cooper simply
passed the
buck, see here, still
undocketed.]
Khater's
lawyer: The
officer
sprayed white
spray into the
crowd. Mr
Khater is in
the line of
fire. It's
only after
that that he
sprays. That
is what's
instinctive
about
this,
reactive, not
premeditated.
Until then, he
exercised
restraint.
Khater's
lawyer: It was
a spontaneous,
random act...
Liberty is the
norm,
pre-trial
detention is
the exception.
In US v.
Palmer,
detention was
not justified
through
accused of
throwing a
wooden plank
at officers,
throwing fire
extinguisher
at officers.
Judge
Hogan: Is that
a Magistrate
Judge in
another
district? They
look at it
different than
us. And maybe
the government
didn't request
detention.
Khater's
lawyer: It's
the same
prosecuting
office
[DOJ]... and
Palmer, it was
Magistrate J.
Michael Harvey
[DDC]
Judge
Hogan: We've
got to move it
along. I've
got two
hearings, and
a deadline.
Khater's
lawyer:
Punching a
police officer
in the face?
The person was
released. And
another one,
shouting, "Act
of violence
against
members of
Congress."
[Doubt that's
what was
shouted.]
Khater's
lawyer: We
offer a
substantial
bail package.
16 family
members
Khater's
lawyer: He
faces, even on
aggressive
charging, five
years, maybe
less on how
the weapons is
addressed. Let
me wrap up....
Update:
AUSA offered
to show Judge
Hogan the
video "in
chambers." But
these
detention
hearings in
criminal cases
must be
public, and
the government
exhibits used
must be made
public too.
Spoiler
alert: Judge
Hogan is not
going to be
ruling in this
proceeding,
which he says
must end at 11
am. Hasn't
even started
on 4th &
Goal Tanios
yet...
Tanios put
on witnesses,
quickly - then
Judge
Hogan said he
wasn't
concerned about
risk of
flight.
Defendants
remained
detained.
Until
now.
Inner
City Press
live tweeted
Riley June
Williams on
January 25, here.
From January
22, song here:
Thread here.
Inner City
Press' John Earle Sullivan
song on SoundCloud here.
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