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    A judge unleashed a tirade on a prominent Jan. 6 defendant for his post-plea comments

    Brandon Straka pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for egging on rioters during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The judge in the case said he has since made "questionable" comments about his plea.
    by Tom Dreisbach Aug 04, 2022 5 minutes

    A federal judge reprimanded a prominent pro-Trump social media personality and Jan. 6 Capitol riot defendant for making "questionable" comments in the media about his plea agreement and cooperation with law enforcement. Those comments, U.S. District Court Judge Dabney Friedrich said, were "inconsistent" with what he previously told the court.

    "He's losing more and more credibility by the moment," Friedrich said at the hearing, which was held via teleconference.

    Judge Friedrich said the defendant, Brandon Straka, was possibly opening himself up to prosecution for lying to federal investigators.

    "What he needs to appreciate is he is potentially incriminating himself for [18 U.S. Code Section] 1001 prosecution," said Friedrich, referring to the criminal law against making "materially false" statements to the federal government.

    Straka, the founder of the conservative "#WalkAway" campaign, did

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