DOJ is 'ending this week with a bang' in prosecuting MAGA rioters: reporter

[Generic Other]

On Friday's edition of MSNBC's "Deadline: White House," NBC4 reporter Scott MacFarlane, who has been extensively covering charges against the Capitol rioters, broke down the significance of new developments for anchor Nicolle Wallace.

"The Justice Department's really ending the week with a bang, two big plea deals," said MacFarlane. "Let me talk about Scott Fairlamb first. He is accused of assaulting D.C. police. Body camera shown in his court case offers compelling images of the alleged assault. Fairlamb's going to plead guilty to assault, being the first defendant to do so. He'll face about four years federal prison time when he is sentenced next month."

MacFarlane said that Fairlamb's plea could be a template that could encourage other MAGA rioters to strike deals.

https://www.rawstory.com/capitol-rioter-guilty-plea/

[OnDoutside]

1. I prefer if they could START the week with a bang rather than finish

the week handing out trinkets.

[wyn borkins]

2. Will The Real Scott Fairlamb Please Stand Up

I suspect that's an image of Mark Meadows (who served as 29th White House Chief of Staff from 2020 to 2021) when he was insurrecting on 6 January 2021. The real Scott Fairlamb is depicted in this NYT piece (here).

[NBachers]

3. "today the feds recommended two months prison time for him" So what is it, 4 years, or 2 months?

I'd consider 4 years to be at the bottom of what's appropriate.

Two months? This is a lame pathetic whimper, not a bang.

So, I don't understand- one paragraph says four years; further down it says two months. Which is it?

[SheltieLover]

4. Not sure

But I'd read recommendation is 4 years.

I'd like to see life for these traitors, personally. 👍

[COL Mustard]

5. As Long As They Leave Court

Convicted felons, I don’t really care how much prison time they get.

[SheltieLover]

7. Good point

[Sherman A1]

8. The lot of them should be sent to Gitmo

Along with the other Terrorists and left there to rot.

[Deminpenn]

12. There were two different defendants

The one facing 4-5 years pleaded guilty to assault, presumably of a cop.

The other one who got 2 months pleaded guilted to trespassing/being in a restricted area, not sure what the correct legal term is. Several other have already pleaded guilty to the same charge, but this guy was the first one to have to serve prison time.

[blogslug]

6. Here's Twitter video of the segment

Link to tweet

[marble falls]

9. Four years Federal time is a good start. Time served wasn't.

[Hotler]

10. When will the BIG fish start being arrested. I'm tired of what seems to be a slow walk

to investigate the ones at the top, congress critters, Senate members, staff, TFG and his henchmen, etc. I find it hard to believe that there isn't a single law on the books that can be used to arrest the orange one.

[triron]

11. I am tired of it as well. Garland seems wimpy to me. Just an impression so far.