| In Jan 6 Case DOJ Wanted
Mehaffie To Get Court OK for Family Trip,
Denied
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
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FEDERAL COURT,
August 17 --
After
the DC
Circuit's
decision in US
v. Munchel,
DDC Magistrate
Judge Robin
Meriweather on August 17
had before her January
6 defendant David
Mehaffie. DOJ
wanted
him to have to
get court
permission to
leave Southern
District of
Ohio, calling
him a leader
because he
"directed
traffic" on
Jan 6.
Inner City
Press live
tweeted, here:
Assistant
US Attorney:
"Political
tensions are
still high in
this country"
and Mehaffie
was a leader.
Federal
Defender
Sabrina
Shroff: He's
62 years old
and did not
enter the
Capitol at the
time the
government
says. It was
unclear at the
time there was
any proceeding
going on.
Federal
Defender Shroff:
The government
could have and
should have
told me in
advance they
were seeking
this
condition, so
I could
prepare for
oral argument.
But they
didn't. Mr.
Mehaffie
stated again
and again, no
police should
be assaulted
or be in fear
Federal
Defender Shroff:
He is not a
member of any
identified
group. He
committed no
assault. He
was entirely
responsive to
me this
morning when I
was informed I
was assigned
to this case.
Mr. Mehaffie
has complied
with every
condition,
including
removal of
firearms
AUSA:
We told
previous
counsel Mr.
Lopez we were
seeking this
condition. We
are charging
under the
aiding and
abetting
theory.
FD: I
was assigned
at 9:30 or 10
this morning,
and was told
nothing. Which
is OK. People
get
distracted.
Please don't
interrupt me.
Judge
Meriweather: I
don't have the
warrant
either. I'd
like to see
it. Can we do
this later
today?
FD:
That doesn't
work for
me. Nor
tomorrow.
How about
Friday? Or
give me the
weekend?
AUSA:
Put him on GPS
in the
interim.
FD: No --
He's complied
with all Ohio
conditions. He
plans to go to
family home in
West Virginia,
and to Alabama
in September.
So we oppose
the proposed
condition.
Providing info
to Pre Trial
Services is
fine. That's
their job. But
court
pre-approval
is too much.
AUSA:
Why not just
apply to the
court? That's
the only way
the government
can respond if
we think the
trip is
dangerous.
FD: The
Bail Reform
Act says the
conditions
should be the
least
restrictive.
I may want
modification
to the GPS
too.
Judge
Meriweather:
How often does
he go to West
Virginia? FD:
They go
hiking. The
Alabama is a
one-off. So
how about Ohio
to West
Virginia
without court
permission,
and the one
trip to
Alabama?
Judge
Meriweather:
... Should the
defense wish
to modify
these
conditions,
apply to Judge
McFadden...
That concludes
this matter.
Previously,
DDC Judge Amit P.
Mehta
had before him
Capitol breach
defendant Kenneth
Harrelson. He
also had video
exhibits
submitted by
DOJ - exhibit
Inner
City Press
has been
denied access
to, as
recently as
August 5.
And so
on August 5,
Inner City
Press filed a
letter and
motion with
Judge Mehta, on
its
DocumentCloud
here.
On August
16, this:
"Judge Mehta
is in receipt
of your email
requesting
access to the
videos filed
in United
States v.
Harrelson, No.
21-cr-28-10.
Under Standing
Order No.
21-28, in
order for the
court to grant
Inner City
Press access
to the videos
filed in Mr.
Harrelson’s
case, you will
need to file
an application
for access
pursuant to
D.D.C. Local
Criminal Rule
57.6."
So,
citing the
Rule, Inner
City Press
filed another
letter, one page,
now docketed
here.
Podcast
here.
From January
22, song here:
Thread here.
Inner City
Press' John Earle Sullivan
song on SoundCloud here.
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