Prisoners being held in the District of Columbia jail for trial for their crimes during the January 6 Trumpist coup are watching their cult leader's legal events unfold. Many wonder if he'll serve a day in prison, others hope his legal predicament regarding January 6 proves that they're "political prisoners," rather than merely delusional, authoritarian thugs. The Washington Post has a story about them this morning:
"Before the former president was indicted on a charge of trying to overturn the 2020 election, 1,077 people had faced federal charges in some way tied to the events of Jan. 6, according to the U.S. attorney’s office for the District of Columbia. Trump was the 1,078th.
Inside the D.C. jail, defendants being held in Jan. 6-related cases say they are trading legal theories on how Trump’s case could affect their own — and joking about which empty cell could house the 45th president of the United States. Some of those charged in the Capitol attack say they think the newest, highest-profile member of their ranks bolsters the argument that they are 'political prisoners,' and they hope his case might offer them some legal help, too." (our emphasis)
Still delusional. Some things will never change. The article continues:
"Even before he was charged, Trump, who has pleaded not guilty, had promoted the idea that he was being unfairly investigated and that those held in connection with Jan. 6 were being mistreated. He opened the first mega-rally of his 2024 campaign in Waco, Tex., with a recording of the “J6 Prison Choir,” the people jailed for their role in the Capitol riot singing a rendition of the national anthem. His campaign sent an April fundraising email of a fake mug shot of the former president over the words “NOT GUILTY.” Ahead of his arraignment, he posted online that he was being arrested — even though he flew to D.C. in a private plane, appeared in court voluntarily and left afterward.
Of the four counts handed up in the indictment of Trump, two are identical to the charges many Jan. 6 defendants face: obstruction of an official proceeding and conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding. More than 310 others have been charged with the obstruction count in connection with Jan. 6, and 42 others have faced conspiracy charges, either to obstruct the electoral vote count or to obstruct police during the riot, according to Justice Department statistics." (our emphasis)
The article notes that while the obstruction charges have been unsuccessfully challenged so far, the Malignant Loser's legal team may succeed in getting the issue before the right-wing Supreme Court and have those charges for him and them dropped. Sure, the forced evacuation of the Capitol by mobs roaming the halls wasn't obstruction, it was sightseeing! More delusion on their part, but it keeps their conspiracy-minded jail house chatter alive.
