Eighteen months since a pro-Trump mob ransacked the Capitol and disrupted the peaceful transition of presidential power, prosecutors are closing in on another milestone: 900 arrests
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So far, 325 defendants have pleaded guilty to crimes stemming from the breach of the Capitol, the vast majority to misdemeanor crimes. But the most crucial tests of the Justice Department’s work are still to come. The ongoing hearings of the Jan.
The only acquittals have been courtesy of a single judge: U.S. District Court Judge Trevor McFadden. Two defendants opted to waive their rights to a jury trial and try their hand with McFadden, who has been notably skeptical of the Justice Department’s treatment of misdemeanor Jan. 6 defendants. The Trump appointee acquitted defendant Matthew Martin on all four counts against him, contending that Martin might have reasonably believed the Capitol Police had permitted him access to the building.
Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers, speaks during a rally outside the White House in Washington on June 25, 2017. | Susan Walsh/AP PhotoBut the work of the Jan. 6 select committee — which has shined a bright spotlight on the role of pro-Trump domestic extremists in the attack on the Capitol — has already had an impact on the timing of these trials and may continue to roil the calendar.
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