“Hitler Mustache” Rioter Denied Bid For New Trial

Law & Crime reports:

A former Army Reservist with a history of spouting neo-Nazi rhetoric and imagery cannot get a new trial or an acquittal on charges related to his participation in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, a federal judge ruled on Monday.

In May, a federal jury convicted Timothy Hale-Cusanelli on a felony count of obstructing an official proceeding and four misdemeanors related to his breaching of the Capitol and his actions inside the building. Prosecutors want him put away behind bars for six and a half years.

Hale-Cusanelli argued that the judge should not have allowed a jury to hear his “unsavory statements,” including his endorsement of a civil war to provide a “clean slate” or overtly racist, misogynist and antisemitic remarks.

Read the full article. Last week federal prosecutors alleged that Hale-Cusanelli has been recruiting fellow prisoners while awaiting sentencing.

Ex-Army Reservist Who Posed Like Hitler and Spewed Antisemitic Vitriol Loses Bid to Topple His Jan. 6-Related Convictionshttps://t.co/KHRoXaQHhU

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