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Insurrection Case Infowars Staffer Montoya
Barred From Talking to Witnesses - &
Jones?
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
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FEDERAL COURT,
April 19 – Minutes
into a break in the
impeachment trial in
the U.S. Senate, accused
insurrectionist Domenic
Pezzola was ordered
detained until
trial by
Magistrate
Judge Robin M.
Meriweather.
Inner City
Press live
tweeted it, below. There
was an appeal.
Now on April 19,
after the DC
Circuit's
decision in US
v. Munchel,
DDC Magistrate Judge Michael G.
Harvey held a proceeding on and
with defendant
Samuel
Montoya.
Inner City Press live tweeted
it, here:
Montoya was
arrested in
Austin, Texas
on April 13.
He
has an
appointed
lawyer for
today, but
will be
retaining
(paying)
counsel going
forward.
Judge
Harvey: Is
that true, Mr
Montoya?
Montoya: That
is correct.
Judge Harvey:
Do you accept
Mr. Miles for
the next 3
minutes?
Montoya: Yes.
Mr.
Miles: It
seems he did
not have a
lawyer in the
Texas
proceeding.
Voice: We were
on stand-by,
but since the
government did
not seek
detention, he
was processed
without a
lawyer. Judge
Harvey: What
conditions?
AUSA: Stay
away from DC,
no contact
with
witnesses.
Miles:
My
understanding
is that Mr.
Montoya's
employer and
fellow
employees are
witnesses.
AUSA: Yes, he
works for
InfoWars of
Alex Jones.
AUSA:
Mr. Jones
spoke about a
witness... He
said, She
wouldn't even
come to dinner
because he is
a
conservation.
He said, We
know who she
is. The
government
requests, no
contact with
witnesses like
W-1
AUSA:
We cannot
prove, today,
that Mr.
Montoya has
Mr. Jones make
that
statement. But
we are trying
to prevent
this happening
in the future.
AUSA
re-reads what
he says Alex
Jones said.
Judge Harvey
said he's
taking a break
to read the
complaint,
which he
hasn't yet.
[Note: here's
DOJ's
statement of
facts, here
From
DOJ statement:
"W-1, a family
member of
Samuel
Christopher
Montoya...
stated that
Montoya worked
for #Infowars
and that
Montoya showed
a video of
himself
walking
through the
Capitol and
captured
footage of the
death of
#AshliBabbitt."
Defense
lawyer Miles:
There are
First
Amendment
issues here.
If Mr Jones
cross the
line, the
government can
act on that.
Judge Harvey:
The government
is saying,
Don't speak
with
Witness-1. We
don't know if
Mr. Jones was
a witness on
January 6
Judge
Harvey: No
communications
with
Witness-1. It
is Federal
crime to
intimidate or
harass a
witness in
this case
Judge
Harvey: Alex
Jones may be a
witness to
January 6, I
don't know. I
read things. I
don't want Mr
Montoya to
lose his job,
so I'm trying
to limited it
to Witness-1.
Miles: They'd
have to say
who Witness-1
is. Judge:
Then I could
ban talk with
all witnesses
Miles,
after a break:
To say, All
witnesses
would make it
impossible for
him to work.
And he has a
big family.
He'd need to
know who
Witness-1 is,
to not violate
such an order.
Why not just
say, No
obstruction?
AUSA:
A public
person has
already
intimidated
her
Judge Harvey:
I'll order he
not
communicate
with any
witness about
event of
January 6.
This may
include your
employer, Mr.
Montoya. He
may be a
witness.
Texas'
prohibition
was
broader.
Miles: He had
no lawyer.
Judge
Harvey: That's
my ruling. You
did a fine
job
We will
have more on
this.
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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