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December 10, 2021
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As we approach the one-year anniversary of the January 6 rally and breach of the Capitol Building, it’s time to take an unsparing look at what our “justice” system has become.

I know you share my deep concern that our judicial system increasingly –- and quite openly –- operates like that of a banana republic. The country is changing before our eyes. Yesterday, we looked at the use of “lawfare” to sway election outcomes, with Harvard Law School graduating an army of leftist attorneys specializing in how to manipulate election law. Today, let’s examine how leftist attorneys are weaponizing law enforcement and the courts against their political enemies. Case in point: the shocking violations of the civil rights of Trump supporters who were at the Capitol on January 6. Most say they can’t see their lawyers at all.

I just received this letter from reader Marlene:

“PLEASE tell your readers how to make a difference in how the J6 prisoners are being treated. How can we get this showcased in our communities?

“I live in NY and I will find out who to start writing, and start a petition demanding justice and fairness in their treatment. What else might be successful? This is unacceptable and I can only believe not enough people know about this. Is it legal to protest at the site they are being held? I will pray first, because I know that is where any success is going to come from, but if you can help with any direction I would appreciate it.”

Thanks to Marlene for writing. Yes, this is completely unacceptable and, yes, there are things we can and must do. Two Republican members of Congress, Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Texas Rep. Louis Gohmert are leading the way on this issue with a new report called “UNUSUALLY CRUEL: An eyewitness report from inside the DC jail.” On November 4, the two legislators, along with congressional staff members, were finally allowed to tour two jail facilities –- the Central Detention Facility (CDF) and, especially, the Central Treatment Facility (CTF), which houses the J6 detainees –-after two unsuccessful attempts by them and also by Reps. Matt Gaetz of Florida and Paul Gosar of Arizona.

https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/kevindowneyjr/2021/12/07/reps-greene-and-gohmert-finally-met-the-j6-political-prisoners-what-they-saw-isnt-pretty-n1539714

Amazingly, it took a congressional letter and a confrontation with the DC mayor’s office and the Department of Corrections staff to get them in. The letter said they have “the right, prerogative, and duty as Members of Congress to inquire and inspect.” Even then, they say, after two hours of being shown around, they still hadn’t seen any of the J6 political prisoners (let’s call them what they are). It took an 11-minute “heated confrontation,” Greene says in her report, to make that happen. They finally got to meet with the approximately 40 prisoners, in an area of the prison that looked to them “much older” and not updated like the rest of the prison. According to one inmate, it had previously been used as a psychiatric ward.

Some prisoners cried and were “visibly shaken,” Green says. “The physical conditions in which they are held could only be described as inhumane.” The detainees claim they haven’t been able to see their lawyers and family members. Those who decline vaccination are not allowed to get haircuts –- and they’ve been there so long, they’re probably starting to look like someone else who was locked in a tower: Rapunzel. Some –- notably a 71-year-old detainee (!) named Lonnie Leroy Coffman, who has a very serious-looking injury to his arm –- need medical attention. (Other prisoners say Coffman really needs to be released.)

They hold their own religious services where they are because they are not allowed to attend any. Each day, they do their own salute to the flag and sing the National Anthem.

Greene was told of these prisoners being treated much more harshly than the others, with some reports of beatings. Other prisoners in the facility have access to flat-screen TVs, medical care, and reading material, though Greene describes this in the report as emphasizing “the supposed cruelty and racial prejudice of the U.S. prison system,” also promoting Nation of Islam and Critical Race Theory. One book prisoners were about to read was “THE NEW JIM CROW: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness.” At the same time, one hallway was lined with posters encouraging the freshly-indoctrinated inmates to register to vote. This in itself might be a topic for another day.

So, the J6 political prisoners have been in this place for going on a year, haven’t had their day in court, don’t see their families, don’t see their lawyers, are singled out for bad treatment and don’t even have access to reading material (not that they’d want THAT reading material)? The conclusion of Greene’s report includes this statement: “The congressional visit to the DC jail on November 4 unquestionably proved that there is a twotrack justice system in the United States. This two-tiered system is not based on race, violence or conviction of crime, but politics.”

Greene and Gohmert got to visit with the prisoners for about an hour. Before leaving, Greene prayed with them as a group and told them, “We’ve heard terrible things and I want you to know that Congressman Gohmert and I have basically refused to back down on the issue.” They said they had not lost hope. As the delegation was escorted out, they chanted, “U-S-A! U-S-A!” and then, “LET’S GO BRANDON!”

“The severe treatment of these inmates within the facility cannot be overstated,” the report says. None of these people have had trials or been found guilty of anything. Video shows that some who came into the Capitol that day were waved in by security. Some never even entered at all; they just happened to cross some “invisible line” outside.

Here’s a link to a pdf of the full report. The part specifically covering their visit with the J6 detainees –- including a transcript of the “heated conversation” preceding it –- starts on page 12 and is a must-read.

https://greene.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/greene.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/Unusually%20Cruel%20An%20Eyewitness%20Report%20From%20The%20DC%20Jail.pdf

Sharon Caldwell, wife of one of the detainees who at least is now on house arrest, wrote of the plight of those in prison and offered some specific ways to help.

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/12/how_to_help_j6_defendants.html

“There are many ways you can help a J6er,” she writes. “You may donate to individual defendants, adopt a family in need this holiday season, and get information on how to send cards and letters to those incarcerated or under house arrest. Prayers, cards and letters provide tremendous joy, hope and strength to those affected. Here’s how to get mail to them.

https://www.patriotfreedomproject.com/connect-with-a-1/6er

More this weekend on what we can do to help our American political prisoners and bring their situation to light.

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  • Allen Hare

    12/11/2021 09:58 AM

    We are not a "banana republic" we are STILL THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA......socialists and communists should live in Russia . WHEN ARE WE GOING TO ACTUALLY USE THE CONSTITUTION AND FIGHT THESE SLEAZY PEOPLE WITH ACTUAL LAWS THAT PROTECT PEOPLE FROM WHAT THE PROTESTERS ARE GOING THROUGH?

  • Mary Holterhoff

    12/11/2021 09:57 AM

    Where is my America? Two of my brothers daughters to defend our individual rights. I feel disheartened. I pray continuously for justice and our freedom.

  • Priscilla Rodgers

    12/11/2021 08:54 AM

    Thank you so much for the update on these political prisoners. Please continue to keep us informed and let us know what we can do to help. As we’ll never see any of this on the msm. Thanks, Priscilla

  • robert m

    12/11/2021 08:21 AM

    this should be investigated by not the department of justice who are now so politically corrupt and can no longer be trusted but by state attorney generals who ban together and lock up all the federal courts with freedom of information acts and subpoenas required members of congress, the federal and Washington DC prison systems right now to the guards who are watching the prisoners to testify before the collection of state attorney generals who should be investigating why these prisoners were illegally imprisoned and held without bail. They should also have to explain why not one antifa or blm rioter has been treated this way. both members of congress, the DOJ and the prison systems should be facing prison sentences. Yet nothing will ever happen to any of them.

  • Maria M Bastin

    12/11/2021 08:18 AM

    Thank you for this report. I haven't heard anything about these poor people until now. It is unbelievable that they are being held like this. How can we get this out to the public more? What about the poor families at home? Something has to be done. I am writing our senators and congressman now. This is not America!!!

  • Daniel Doyle

    12/11/2021 08:06 AM

    I have so much to say on this issue that I cannot but say instead, these people who protest are imprisoned while those who burn down cities and livelihoods in guise of “protest” walk free. We must seek these J6 peoples freedom and their compensation!

  • Vicki Smith

    12/11/2021 08:06 AM

    Are we REALLY only nearing the end of the first year of Biden’s presidency? Honestly, it feels like a decade! Regardless of the media’s slant, it’s been a very long time since I’ve seen the prices this high for mere groceries and necessities. My husband just retired in October and we may have to supplement our income with part-time jobs, if prices continue to rise. In our area, there are employment vacancies in every field, so if it does become necessary, we shouldn’t have a problem finding work. (I do not understand why there are so many jobs available? How is this continuing when the cost of living is exorbitant?) One bright light…it does look like Kamala, who has faded into the woodwork, will never be President unless Biden’s incapacities bring it to pass. Three more loooong years…and hopefully, our Party will get it together.

  • Ronald Saltarelli

    12/11/2021 07:10 AM

    Thanks for all you do mike I truly enjoy your newsletters

  • JC Holland

    12/11/2021 06:12 AM

    Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Afghanistan........ Keep this disaster in your blog every day or American will forget all about it by next November. Besides, there are still Americans' and allies trapped there.
    Also, why are no names coming out of the Maxwell trial???? Have both sides issued a gag order to protect the slime who associated with her and Epstein???

  • Shelley Hunter

    12/11/2021 05:55 AM

    Thank you for your report!

    I’m so saddened with the turmoil in our nation and the unjust situation of these men!

    I’m contacting you to see if I may post this on my Facebook page? Probably won’t be on there long, but would like to try.

    I don’t stay “up to date” on many things because I don’t trust the media to report any news neutrally!

    Praying for you and your reporting!!!