While BLM protesters got a Kamala Harris-endorsed bail fund during the violent and destructive mostly peaceful George Floyd riots, the Department of Justice is trying to claw back donations made to January 6th political prisoners.
According to AP, the DOJ is trying to seize over $25,000 raised by Texas resident Daniel Goodwyn, who appeared on Tucker Carlson’s former Fox News show where he promoted a website for political donations.
The AP looked at over 1,000 criminal cases from Jan 6., and noted that prosecutors have been asking judges to enhance fines on top of prison sentences to offset donations from supporters.
Dozens of defendants have set up online fundraising appeals for help with legal fees, and prosecutors acknowledge there’s nothing wrong with asking for help for attorney expenses. But the Justice Department has, in some cases, questioned where the money is really going because many of those charged have had government-funded legal representation.
Most of the fundraising efforts appear on GiveSendGo, which bills itself as “The #1 Free Christian Fundraising Site” and has become a haven for Jan. 6 defendants barred from using mainstream crowdfunding sites, including GoFundMe, to raise money.
Were any of the BLM-linked fundraisers, or BLM itself, subject to DOJ scrutiny?
As the AP notes, the success many J6 prisoners have had fundraising “suggests that many people in the United States still view Jan. 6 rioters as patriots and cling to the baseless belief that Democrats stole the 2020 presidential election from Donald Trump.”
Virginia resident Markus Maly, who is set to be sentenced next month for assaulting police at the Capitol, raised over $16,000 from an online campaign. Prosecutors have requested a $16,000 fine, noting that he had a public defender and didn’t owe any legal fees.
Put their claws in Pelosi & DC Mayor Not Trump Voters !!!!
Good. You shouldn’t be able to profit from criminal activity.
🖕 nobody is profiting 6:13
Like blm? Oh yeah- they are commies and can do what they want. You are one silly liberal.
ONLY Criminals were the Democrats JAN 06 !!!! Pelosi , DC Mayor , + Pence , McConnell , Romney ,
+ Schumer !!!!!
What about Ray Epps? Does he gave a go fund me page? I guess not because he has never been arrested. He was an instigating implant for the f.b.i. encouraging civil unrest. Has his bank accounts been audited to see how he profited from J6 by the government.