[…] “No matter how much press attention this matter gets, let me be clear that these defendants are entitled to a fair trial, not one that is conducted in the [[media]],” Mehta said. “They are also entitled to defend against charges that are actually brought against them, not speculation about what might or might not be coming. … The fact is, these types of statements in the media have the potential of affecting the [[jury]] pool and the rights of these defendants, and the government, quite frankly, in my view, should know better.”<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/judge-surprised-ex-top-prosecutors-speculation-media-capitol-riot-sedition-charges</ref>}}
The US Attorney for the District of Columbia, Matthew Graves, was put in charge of the prosecutions. Prior to joining the [[Biden DOJ]] in 2021 he was at a Washington law firm which represented [[middle east]]ern nations and banks accused of supporting [[terrorism]], including the [[Qatar]]i government, which has faced accusations of supporting terrorist organizations including [[Hamas]], and foreign banks including the Bank of Palestine, Arab Bank PLC, and Bank of Beirut—all of which were accused of financing terrorism.<ref>https://davidstockman.substack.com/p/thunder-and-blunder-on-day-one</ref>
Biden regime slave catchers made an example out of a Black man to African Americans who dare to escape from the [[Democrat plantation]], securing the longest sentence handed out to those illegally held in captivity - 63 months, for a Black Trump supporter.<ref>https://news.yahoo.com/black-trump-supporter-gets-longest-141500782.html</ref>