Gay insurrectionist Brandon Straka lost support even among some Trump fans after court documents were accidentally released that revealed the extent in which he cooperated with the FBI’s investigation into January 6 in exchange for a plea deal. Now a Trump-appointed federal judge is also thoroughly irritated with Straka, and he seems perfectly willing to revisit the deal altogether.
During a hearing to address the release of Straka’s sealed cooperation agreement, U.S. District Court Judge Dabney Friedrich condemned Straka’s post-sentence behavior.
“He’s losing more and more credibility by the moment,” Friedrich said, referencing Straka’s public comments about his role in the Jan. 6 riot that are “inconsistent” with what he previously stated in court.
Friedrich said Straka could face serious consequences for potentially lying to investigators.
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“What he needs to appreciate is he is potentially incriminating himself for [18 U.S. Code Section] 1001 prosecution [for making materially false statements to the government],” Friedrich said.
“To the extent, he’s making claims that are inconsistent with what he said to federal agents, he needs to understand that this definitely is not in his best interest,” he added.
As part of his plea, Straka admitted he yelled “go, go, go” as the mob stormed the capitol, and “take it” when rioters grabbed for a police officer’s shield.
“Patriots at the Capitol – HOLD. THE. LINE!!!!” he also tweeted during the attack.
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Recently, Straka seems to be questioning whether he yelled “take it.”
“I vehemently denied that was my voice to my attorney. I was [shocked] when I was accused of that,” he told Tucker Carlson on Fox News.
“I’m wondering: should I be anticipating a motion to withdraw his plea?” Friedrich asked Straka’s lawyer at the hearing. “Because I want you to know I would gladly hold an evidentiary hearing to address his claims. Is that something that I should be expecting?”
Straka’s lawyer said no, but Friedrich still issued this stern warning: “I suggest that you tell him to exercise some discretion that he didn’t show before Jan. 6, during Jan. 6, and apparently after Jan. 6. And also inform him that I will be asking probation for periodic status reports about his performance on supervision.”
bachy
Insurrection, perjury and lies. And this loser gets a plea deal?
GentlemanCaller
Theoretically they cut plea deals with losers like this pos in exchange for information that helps them land bigger fish. Trouble is, our current DOJ is not, apparently, interested in going after the bigger fish, since they’re all walking around spewing lies two years after the insurrection they led.
starri
This comment didn’t age well.
Cam
@starri
It may have, the DOJ seems to be overly sensitive to political fallout or looking political. All of the people complaining about Garland showed the DOJ that there would massive political fallout if they didn’t move forward with a Trump investigation, so that gave them plenty of cover. Just a possibility.
Either way, I’m glad it happened!
butchqueen
Where is trumpy-poo now, bitch?!?
You aren’t rich enough for perjury.
James
I met Straka when he came to town to protest for Trump. I was in the counter demonstration against Trump.
Straka is a complete nut job.
One wonders why a gay man would support such stupid republicans.
Steve9999
“He’s losing more and more credibility by the moment,” Friedrich said, referencing public comments about his role in the Jan. 6 riot that are “inconsistent” with what he previously stated in court.
Wait, who are we talking about????
Donald Trump?
Don Jr?
Eric Trump?
Matt Gaetz?
Rudy Ghouliani?
Roger Stone?
Josh Hawley?
I just can’t keep track. It could be anyone of them!!! Bwahahahaahhhaaaa!!!