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61-year-old patriot John Steven Anderson is now facing a slew of federal charges that are completely based off of a short video clip taken at the US Capitol on January 6th, and the only thing standing between him and potentially years in prison is one lawyer who refusing to bow down to the partisan swamp.

As Real Clear Policy reports:

John Steven Anderson, 61, stands accused of “civil disorder,” “assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers,” “disruptive conduct” and other federal felonies related to his presence in a Capitol building tunnel where police officers pepper-sprayed pro-Trump marchers near the lower west terrace door. Anderson’s lawyer, Marina Medvin, has battled Swamp attorneys who have designated video of Anderson struggling to breathe and seeking help from cops “highly sensitive” and subject to a restrictive protective order.

In a written motion filed last month seeking to free the 30-second video clip, Medvin asserted: “While John Anderson is charged with assaulting and impeding police officers, and theft of government property, amongst other accusations, the government’s evidence fails to corroborate the charges. The government’s evidence, instead, shows a man approaching police to seek medical attention after being chemically sprayed by a member of the crowd and after being subjected to additional chemical spray released into the crowd by law enforcement. The video sought for release, and being blocked by the government, establishes Mr. Anderson’s defense.”

Bizarrely, the Deep State opportunists milking Jan. 6 for all its political worth argue that it would be a danger to national security to allow Anderson, the media and the public to have access to the 30-second exculpatory clip at issue. In response to Medvin’s motion, the government cites the so-called mosaic theory to justify protecting video footage from the Capitol police force’s closed-circuit video system. Every individual piece of video evidence must be protected from disclosure, the prosecutors’ argument goes, to prevent nefarious operatives from piecing together in aggregate the exact locations of the entire vast network of cameras.

“Surely,” Medvin pleads, “Mr. Anderson should not be prejudiced by the continued veil of secrecy over the video sought for release in his case simply because in this case the government does not feel the release is advantageous to their legal position. The government’s contradictory position in John Anderson’s case to their utilization of CCTV video in the cases of Julian Khater and George Tanios gives the government control over the defense and creates a disparity between the parties standing before this court, rendering the defense an inferior party to the prosecution; all the while, the two parties are to stand before the court as equals … In Mr. Anderson’s case, the government is attempting to conceal video favorable to the defense to protect their unjust prosecution and to continue to unilaterally control the public narrative. Why should this be permitted?”

Will the federal government be allowed to railroad a patriotic American based completely on evidence which neither he nor his own counsel is able to see, thus making a mockery of American constitutional rights? Only time will tell.




Comments

  1. “Will the federal government be allowed to railroad a patriotic American based completely on evidence which neither he nor his own counsel is able to see, thus making a mockery of American constitutional rights?”

    Given THIS administration, I would have to say the answer in an unqualified YES.

  2. Had the DEMOCRAPS, FAKE Republicans, and RINOS not VIOLATED their Oaths of Office and RVERY AMERICANS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS there would have been ZERO trouble. But they did then Nutsy had Capital Police let in ANTIFA and BLM TERRORISTS who did all the actual damage and stole things from Offices in the Building.

  3. Nancy got what Nancy ordered. She along with Bowser and Wray knew well in advance what would happen and then had it set up for impeachment for Trump. If she only worked that hard for her constituents she might be considered a great congresswoman. But she is just considered a Bitch.

  4. The CAPITOL PROTESTERS Had NO GUNS. THEY are Being TREATED LIKE DOGS. JESUS was TORTURED TWICE By ROMAN Soldiers. ONE in PRIVATE and ONE in PUBLIC. THEY Did DISGUSTI NG T HINGS to HIM. JESUS Endured and SUFFERED GREATLY…So HE Could MAKE it to the CROSS. HE Suffered AGAIN When HE was CRUCIFIED. HE was UNARMED. From SamuraiQueen. 😄😄😄

  5. We must all stand against this tyranny going on in this country. They do nothing about the rioters that continue to wreak havoc all over the country. I am saying we show up in some form to prove the feds aren’t as innocent as they pretend to be. Let that man go. They don’t have proof only made up lies by the so called law enforcement that was supposed to be protecting the public but actually we’re committing their own crimes.

  6. Where are the arrests of the paid Antifa terrorists that dressed up in Trump gear that actually broke the doors and windows to the capitol building, they are on video too. This communist democrat cult will persecute all who uses the evil word “Freedom”.

  7. This is simple. The federal govt is bought and paid for period, well the people that control the govt are. They are safe from prosecution by illegally minuplating the laws to their favor and we let them. There was NO insuraction at the capitol if there was the few cops would not be around right now as if the citizens reall did want to take over this pathetic govt they would. All those uselessness politicians would have had big problems and many if not all deserve big problem as they are not upholding theit oaths of office, they are illegally enriching themselves, family and friends. This should, in and of itself be bringing big problems to these politicians but???? No the blm/antifa riots were insuractions that these idiot politicians, hence, the govt, supported. Go figure.

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