Prosecutors Hint at Plea Deal for Ex-Trump Official Accused of Being on Front Lines of Jan. 6th Capitol Siege (attorneys, FBI)

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No plea deal, please! Lock him up, he's guilty!

Federal prosecutors revealed their intention Monday to extend a plea offer to a former Trump State Department employee accused of being toward the front lines during the Jan. 6th siege on the U.S. Capitol Complex.

The employee, Federico Guillermo “Freddie” Klein, served in Foggy Bottom’s office of Brazilian and Southern Cone Affairs before being charged with six federal crimes in connection with the Jan. 6th assault on the Capitol.

When he was first charged in early March, the FBI claimed that Klein pushed his way toward the front lines of the pro-Trump mob.

“As evidenced by the Body Worn Camera (BWC) footage of various members of MPD, Klein quickly pushed his way to the front-left side of the crowd and to the doorway to the Capitol building, where he physically and verbally engaged with the officers holding the line, thereby affecting their ability to disperse the crowd,” the FBI said, abbreviating the name of D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department.

At a hearing on Monday, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jocelyn Patricia Bond revealed that the government may try to dispose of the case without a trial.

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MAGA Attorneys General Are Winning a GOP Civil War

Four months after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, a top Republican group is still reeling from the day’s events. But unlike participants in the riot, who were eventually expelled from the Capitol and many of whom face criminal charges, a Trumpist faction linked to pre-riot organizing is still making inroads at the Republican Attorneys General Association, while more moderate members quit in disgust.

The Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA) is the top national organization for securing GOP wins in state attorney general races. But the group came under scrutiny for its role in the events of Jan. 6 after it was revealed that RAGA’s fundraising arm had made robocalls encouraging people to march on the Capitol at 1 p.m. “to stop the steal.”

Now longtime RAGA staff are leaving the organization, while those connected to the robocall—and the broader movement to challenge the 2020 election results—are on the ascent. The latest appointment, RAGA’s new chair, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, is in the latter group.

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