A federal judge on Friday squarely placed the blame for the Jan. 6 Capitol attack on Donald Trump, suggesting that the former president's role in seeding lies about the 2020 election — and the effect it had on his followers — has been an underappreciated part of the entire episode. Judge Amit Mehta issued his commentary as he delivered a 14-day jail sentence to Jan.
The federal judge made the case that that Lolos and others who participated in the Capitol assault"were called to Washington, D.C., by an elected official, prompted to walk to the Capitol by an elected official." Mehta added,"People like Mr. Lolos were told lies, told falsehoods, told our election was stolen when it clearly was not. We're here today deciding whether Mr. Lolos should spend 30 days in jail when those who created the conditions that led to Mr. Lolos' conduct, led to the events of Jan. 6 [haven't been] held to account for their actions and their word."
Speaking directly to the defendant, the judge continued,"In a sense, Mr. Lolos, I think you were a pawn. You were a pawn in a game directed and played by people who should know better. I think that mitigates your conduct."added, Mehta wondered aloud about why other judges haven't focused more on the former president and the degree to which he poisoned the minds of the rioters.
"Once you hear people who should know better tell you that an election was stolen and they say it loudly enough, frequently enough," Mehta said,"it's not surprising that people will believe it."
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MaddowBlog Basically the judge said
MaddowBlog Are these traitors minors? Stop with the excuses. Give them real sentences and stop the convenient empathy.
MaddowBlog Fool is a better term....pawn is kinda sassy
MaddowBlog Waukesha: CNN/MSNBC trying to spin this planned mass murder of whites at a Christmas parade as an incident where a black man was running from the cops.
MaddowBlog Federal judges should not be speaking like this.
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