Show Trial on Capitol Hill

For John, BLUF:  This is old, but pertinent.&nhsp; There isn't much of a case for the Lego Insurrection, that is not going to stop the bien-pensant from pressing forward and damaging as many Trump supports as they can.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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DOJ quietly acknowledges there was no sedition at the US Capitol

Here is the sub-headline:

Media hyperbole was the root cause of fabricating crimes that didn't exist

From The Law Officer Blog, by "Law Officer, 30 March 2021.

Here is the lede plus three:

Despite all the outrage and the threats of charging “insurrectionists” with sedition—the act of attempting to overthrow the government—proving them based upon actual facts and evidence seems to be increasingly unlikely.  For example, Michael Cantrell reported on America’s Sheriff that:

“Many of the trials for individuals involved in the Capitol riot of January 6th have started and much to the chagrin of liberals everywhere, the charges these folks are facing aren’t quite as serious as we were all led to believe they would be.  In fact, the Justice Department has now said that the body of evidence in these cases is not as damaging as it was previously thought to be.”

Further, developing reports indicate that none of the 400 people who have been arrested for their involvement in the riot have been charged with sedition, according to the Post Millennial.  The most serious charge that has been brought against a defendant in this incident has been assault.  To be clear, there is quite a leap between the charges of assault—and the charges of conspiring to overthrow the government.

Even more perplexing, while others have been charged with conspiracy and obstruction, there’s a rather inconvenient fact that prosecutors must reckon.  As the Post Millenial explained: “Others have been charged with conspiracy, and obstruction. While five people lost their lives during the riot, only one was killed with a weapon, and that was Ashli Babbit, who died after being shot by an unnamed Capitol Police Officer.”

Yes, this is old but the narrative is going one way and the actual story another, as the first day of House Hearings on the Lego Inurrection shows.

It seems unlikely to me that the trajectory of the House Hearings will change.  It seems equally unlikely that we will get to the historic truth, as opposed to the "truth" that Speaker Pelosi wishs to put forward.  This is like a Soviet Show Trial, and that is sad.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff