Homocon Rioter Brandon Straka Pleads Guilty

Law & Crime reports:

A pro-Trump influencer who founded the so-called “WalkAway Campaign” encouraging voters to leave the Democratic Party pleaded guilty on Wednesday to storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Brandon Straka, who was also a speaker and organizer for “Stop the Steal,” pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor offense of his criminal information: disorderly conduct inside a Capitol building.

U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich, a Trump appointee, accepted his guilty plea following a hearing on Wednesday afternoon. She said that he signed a plea agreement on Aug. 31, which calls for cooperation with any additional investigation. His conviction carries a maximum six-month sentence, though others have gotten less jail time. In late September, an Air Force veteran and his friend who pleaded guilty to the same charge received 45-day sentences.

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Sentencing is December 17th. Merry Xmas!

MAGA Influencer Who Founded ‘WalkAway Campaign’ Pleads Guilty to Breaching U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6https://t.co/T55Kga8Weh

— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) October 6, 2021

Meanwhile, here’s Brandon Straka’s statement of offense, including the ¶ describing him cheering the theft of shields from cops. https://t.co/TFAV9pANxO pic.twitter.com/yeJhmLHVwb

— emptywheel (@emptywheel) October 6, 2021

UPDATED: Brandon Straka becomes first “Stop the Steal” speaker to plead guilty in connection with the January 6 #CapitolRiot. https://t.co/Lz8Ot9o1rb @wusa9 @EricFlackTV

— Jordan Fischer (@JordanOnRecord) October 6, 2021

JUDGE: You knew Congress was in session and you intended to disrupt that session of Congress?

STRAKA: “Yes, your honor.”

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) October 6, 2021

Straka plea deal includes cooperation element that consists of sharing access to various social media accounts as well as an interview, Judge Friedrich says.

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) October 6, 2021

As Straka pleads guilty, prosecutors ask Judge Friedrich to specifically force Straka to state under oath that he encouraged fellow rioters to take a Capitol Police riot shield.

Straka agrees that he did.

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) October 6, 2021