Federal Judge Emmet Sullivan said that some of the defendants in the Capitol attack “morphed into terrorists.”
Judge Sullivan said:
Sentencing scheduled for 2022 in the case of Dawn Bancroft
Judge cites busy court calendar and holidays.
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Looks like Jan 2022
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) September 28, 2021
Judge Sullivan’s comments are fair. There are some, like the Proud Boys, who there is evidence that they came to the Capitol with the intention of violence, but there are others who went to DC to protest because Trump called them there and at some point became radicalized and attacked the Capitol.
The arrested Capitol attack defendants aren’t political prisoners as House Republicans like Louie Gohmert and Marjorie Taylor Greene claim. These people are criminals, and as Judge Sullivan said, some of these criminals morphed into terrorists.
The next time that a Republican waxes on about the people who are in jail for the Capitol attack keeping in mind that they are supporting terrorists.
If these people morphed into terrorists, who radicalized them?
It is a question that the 1/6 Committee is examining, and it is likely to lead straight to Donald Trump.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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