In addition to lengthy prison sentences, the Department of Justice has been regularly requesting that January 6 convicts pay thousands of dollars in fines to offset the haul of money that some of them have raised through crowdsourcing.
According to a report from the AP, the DOJ believes it is entitled to this money because many of the defendants have pled guilty to the charges against them, and the agency does not want any guilty party to be able to profit from criminal behavior. As one DOJ prosecutor suggested, such defendants should not be able to “capitalize” on the “notoriety gained in the commission of” their crimes.
Even attorney William Shipley, who has represented dozens of January 6 suspects — including Jacob Chansley, aka the QAnon Shaman — told the outlet that he discourages his clients from presenting themselves as political prisoners on crowdsourcing sites like GiveSendGo if they intend to plead guilty. “Until they admit they committed a crime, they’re perfectly entitled to shout from the rooftops that the only reason they’re being held is because of politics,” Shipley said.
NOT LEGAL !!!!
When did the DOJ gain that power?
Just like the EPA, they make their own rules as needed when they see fit, with no one to answer to.
Did you even read the article? It’s laid out pretty clearly.
Yes 12:43, I read the article far enough to make a judgement and decide the DOJ is out of comtrol
Cover Up for Pelosi the REAL Criminal of Jan 06 !!!!!
If you donate to “their family” and not directly to them, is it still legal?