Law & Crime reports:
An Ohio man accused of taking a coat rack from the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6 cannot call former President Donald Trump as a defense witness at his upcoming trial, a federal judge ruled. Dustin Thompson, 36, is facing 12 charges in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Thompson stands accused of theft of government property for allegedly stealing a coat rack, obstruction of Congress, disorderly conduct and other charges. His trial is set for April 11.
“Mr. Thompson intends to subpoena numerous witnesses involved in the planning and execution of the attempt to disrupt the certification of the 2020 presidential election,” Thompson’s attorney Samuel Shamansky said in a January filing. “These witnesses include former President Donald J. Trump and several members of his inner circle, including Donald Trump, Jr., Rudolph Giuliani, Stephen Bannon, Professor John Eastman, Stephen Miller, and Attorneys L. Lin Wood and Sidney Powell.”
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An Ohio Man Accused of Stealing a Coat Rack from the Capitol on Jan. 6 Can’t Call Donald Trump as Witness at His Upcoming Trialhttps://t.co/jO7M7OGXBU
— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) March 25, 2022
The attorney for Dustin Thompson indicated he plans to appeal a judge’s decision to prevent him from calling Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani as witnesses. @highbrow_nobrow https://t.co/Oe7raCpVrg
— Ale (@aliasvaughn) March 25, 2022