60 Minutes story that played tonight (Mar 21st) ...
Inside the prosecution of the Capitol rioters.
Scott Pelley speaks with Michael Sherwin, the federal prosecutor who was leading the criminal investigation, the largest in U.S. history, into the assault on the Capitol.
Watch it here ... https://www.cbsnews.com/news/capitol-riot-investigation-prosecution-60-minutes-2021-03-21/
It's about 13 minutes long.
It will be free (without the hassle of signing-up) for only about 1 week or so. So If you want to watch it, do so soon.
Love this defense.
Scott Pelley: But, look, when the man is having trouble smashing through the door, your client hands him a helmet.
Brent Mayr: At that point, it was, take the helmet and get outta here. You know, "Take the helmet. I need to get out of here." If Chris wanted to do damage, he could've done it his self.
I'm no lawyer but i can't help but think that if that's your argument then your in a bad spot.
Also
Michael Sherwin: It's unequivocal that Trump was the magnet that brought the people to D.C. on the 6th. Now the question is, is he criminally culpable for everything that happened during the siege, during the breach? What I could tell you is this, based upon, again, what we see in the public record. And what we see in public statements in court. We have plenty of people-- we have soccer moms from Ohio that were arrested saying, "Well, I did this because my president said I had to take back our house." That moves the needle towards that direction. Maybe the president is culpable for those actions. But also, you see in the public record too militia members saying, "You know what? We did this because Trump just talks a big game. He's just all talk. We did what he wouldn't do."
Scott Pelley: In short, you have investigators looking into the president's role?
Michael Sherwin: We have people looking at everything, correct. Everything's being looked at.
I find it interesting that at least some of them seem to finally realize that Trumps a blowhard who's full of hot air.
