A Republican-appointed federal judge who has served on the bench for 37
years slammed prominent politicians for their "preposterous" claims
about how the courts have handled Jan. 6 cases and their attempts to
"rewrite history" about the U.S. Capitol attack, saying such rhetoric
could foreshadow future far-right violence.

Senior U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth, appointed to the bench by
former President Ronald Reagan in 1987, said at a resentencing hearing
Thursday that he is "shocked" at how prominent political figures have
talked about the convicted criminals who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6,
2021, calling the politicians' remarks "preposterous" and warning that
such rhetoric "could presage further danger to our country."

While Lamberth did not refer to the politicians by name, he used
quotations from Reps. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga. (who said rioters behaved "in
an orderly fashion" like tourists), Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. (who
called Jan. 6 inmates "political prisoners"), and Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y.
(who, echoing former President Donald Trump, called Jan. 6 criminals "hostages"). In 2022, the Republican National Committee passed a
resolution referring to the events of Jan. 6 as "legitimate political discourse."

"The Court is accustomed to defendants who refuse to accept that they
did anything wrong. But in my thirty-seven years on the bench, I cannot
recall a time when such meritless justifications of criminal activity
have gone mainstream," Lamberth said, according to his prepared remarks.

"I have been dismayed to see distortions and outright falsehoods seep
into the public consciousness,” Lamberth continued before he issued a
stark warning: "The Court fears that such destructive, misguided
rhetoric could presage further danger to our country."

Lamberth, a former Judge Advocate General Corps captain who served in
Vietnam, said he could not "condone the shameless attempts" to
misrepresent what happened on Jan. 6. The court, he said, "cannot
condone the notion that those who broke the law on January 6 did nothing
wrong, or that those duly convicted with all the safeguards of the
United States Constitution, including a right to trial by jury in felony
cases, are political prisoners or hostages."

Lamberth then made an effort to "set the record straight, based on what
I’ve learned presiding over many January 6 prosecutions, hearing from
dozens of witnesses, watching hundreds of hours of video footage, and
reading thousands of pages of evidence."

"On January 6, 2021, a mob of people invaded and occupied the United
States Capitol, using force to interrupt the peaceful transfer of power mandated by the Constitution and our republican heritage," he said. "The rioters interfered with a necessary step in the constitutional process, disrupted the lawful transfer of power, and thus jeopardized the
American constitutional order. ... This was not patriotism; it was the antithesis of patriotism."

Lamberth went on to say that it was "a matter of right and wrong" and
that it fell to judges to say the actions of those who broke the law on
Jan. 6 were wrong.

"The Court does not expect its remarks to fully stem the tide of
falsehoods. But I hope a little truth will go a long way," he said.

https://news.yahoo.com/reagan-appointed-judge-warns-gops-001746187.html

Good luck trying to stem the tide of GOP falsehoods. Them scumbags
wouldn't exist if it weren't for lies.

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kmiller wrote:

A Republican-appointed federal judge who has served on the bench for
37 years slammed prominent politicians for their "preposterous" claims
about how the courts have handled Jan. 6 cases and their attempts to "rewrite history" about the U.S. Capitol attack, saying such rhetoric
could foreshadow future far-right violence.

Senior U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth, appointed to the bench by
former President Ronald Reagan in 1987, said at a resentencing hearing Thursday that he is "shocked" at how prominent political figures have
talked about the convicted criminals who stormed the Capitol on Jan.
6, 2021, calling the politicians' remarks "preposterous" and warning
that such rhetoric "could presage further danger to our country."

While Lamberth did not refer to the politicians by name, he used
quotations from Reps. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga. (who said rioters behaved
"in an orderly fashion" like tourists), Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga.
(who called Jan. 6 inmates "political prisoners"), and Elise Stefanik,
R-N.Y. (who, echoing former President Donald Trump, called Jan. 6
criminals "hostages"). In 2022, the Republican National Committee
passed a resolution referring to the events of Jan. 6 as "legitimate political discourse."

"The Court is accustomed to defendants who refuse to accept that they
did anything wrong. But in my thirty-seven years on the bench, I
cannot recall a time when such meritless justifications of criminal
activity have gone mainstream," Lamberth said, according to his
prepared remarks.

"I have been dismayed to see distortions and outright falsehoods seep
into the public consciousness,” Lamberth continued before he issued
a stark warning: "The Court fears that such destructive, misguided
rhetoric could presage further danger to our country."

Just another day, just another threat to democracy.

Lamberth, a former Judge Advocate General Corps captain who served in Vietnam, said he could not "condone the shameless attempts" to
misrepresent what happened on Jan. 6. The court, he said, "cannot
condone the notion that those who broke the law on January 6 did
nothing wrong, or that those duly convicted with all the safeguards of
the United States Constitution, including a right to trial by jury in
felony cases, are political prisoners or hostages."

Lamberth then made an effort to "set the record straight, based on
what I’ve learned presiding over many January 6 prosecutions,
hearing from dozens of witnesses, watching hundreds of hours of video footage, and reading thousands of pages of evidence."

"On January 6, 2021, a mob of people invaded and occupied the United
States Capitol, using force to interrupt the peaceful transfer of
power mandated by the Constitution and our republican heritage," he
said. "The rioters interfered with a necessary step in the
constitutional process, disrupted the lawful transfer of power, and
thus jeopardized the American constitutional order. ... This was not patriotism; it was the antithesis of patriotism."

Lamberth went on to say that it was "a matter of right and wrong" and
that it fell to judges to say the actions of those who broke the law
on Jan. 6 were wrong.

"The Court does not expect its remarks to fully stem the tide of
falsehoods. But I hope a little truth will go a long way," he said.

https://news.yahoo.com/reagan-appointed-judge-warns-gops-001746187.html

Good luck trying to stem the tide of GOP falsehoods. Them scumbags
wouldn't exist if it weren't for lies.

--
bill
Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.

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On 1/26/2024 11:08 AM, bfh wrote:

kmiller wrote:

A Republican-appointed federal judge who has served on the bench for
37 years slammed prominent politicians for their "preposterous" claims
about how the courts have handled Jan. 6 cases and their attempts to
"rewrite history" about the U.S. Capitol attack, saying such rhetoric
could foreshadow future far-right violence.

Senior U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth, appointed to the bench by
former President Ronald Reagan in 1987, said at a resentencing hearing
Thursday that he is "shocked" at how prominent political figures have
talked about the convicted criminals who stormed the Capitol on Jan.
6, 2021, calling the politicians' remarks "preposterous" and warning
that such rhetoric "could presage further danger to our country."

While Lamberth did not refer to the politicians by name, he used
quotations from Reps. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga. (who said rioters behaved
"in an orderly fashion" like tourists), Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga.
(who called Jan. 6 inmates "political prisoners"), and Elise Stefanik,
R-N.Y. (who, echoing former President Donald Trump, called Jan. 6
criminals "hostages"). In 2022, the Republican National Committee
passed a resolution referring to the events of Jan. 6 as "legitimate
political discourse."

"The Court is accustomed to defendants who refuse to accept that they
did anything wrong. But in my thirty-seven years on the bench, I
cannot recall a time when such meritless justifications of criminal
activity have gone mainstream," Lamberth said, according to his
prepared remarks.

"I have been dismayed to see distortions and outright falsehoods seep
into the public consciousness,” Lamberth continued before he issued
a stark warning: "The Court fears that such destructive, misguided
rhetoric could presage further danger to our country."

Just another day, just another threat to democracy.

Just another sexual abuser.

Lamberth, a former Judge Advocate General Corps captain who served in
Vietnam, said he could not "condone the shameless attempts" to
misrepresent what happened on Jan. 6. The court, he said, "cannot
condone the notion that those who broke the law on January 6 did
nothing wrong, or that those duly convicted with all the safeguards of
the United States Constitution, including a right to trial by jury in
felony cases, are political prisoners or hostages."

Lamberth then made an effort to "set the record straight, based on
what I’ve learned presiding over many January 6 prosecutions,
hearing from dozens of witnesses, watching hundreds of hours of video
footage, and reading thousands of pages of evidence."

"On January 6, 2021, a mob of people invaded and occupied the United
States Capitol, using force to interrupt the peaceful transfer of
power mandated by the Constitution and our republican heritage," he
said. "The rioters interfered with a necessary step in the
constitutional process, disrupted the lawful transfer of power, and
thus jeopardized the American constitutional order. ... This was not
patriotism; it was the antithesis of patriotism."

Lamberth went on to say that it was "a matter of right and wrong" and
that it fell to judges to say the actions of those who broke the law
on Jan. 6 were wrong.

"The Court does not expect its remarks to fully stem the tide of
falsehoods. But I hope a little truth will go a long way," he said.

https://news.yahoo.com/reagan-appointed-judge-warns-gops-001746187.html

Good luck trying to stem the tide of GOP falsehoods. Them scumbags
wouldn't exist if it weren't for lies.

--- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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