Report: First January 6 Defendant Acquitted!

Kevin Downey Jr. : Apr 8, 2022
PJMedia.com

"Capitol Police admitted under oath they invited people into the Capitol then claimed they trespassed. That's entrapment..." -John Cardillo-Twitter

[PJMedia.com] After a two-day bench trial, US District Judge Trevor N. McFadden acquitted January 6 defendant Matthew Martin of all charges. Martin is the first J6 defendant to have all his charges dropped. (Image: PJMedia Screengrab)

Martin chose a bench trial before Judge McFadden rather than a trial by jury. Now that he has been acquitted, he is hoping to get his job back. Prior to his arrest he worked as an engineer at Los Alamos and held a top-secret security clearance.

Martin was cleared of the following misdemeanor charges:

disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building
violent entry and disorderly conduct in a Capitol building
entering and remaining in a restricted building
parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building

Judge McFadden is a Trump appointee from 2017. He convicted Couy Griffin, a member of a pro-Trump group called "Cowboys for Trump," for illegally entering the Capitol grounds, but acquitted him on a disorderly conduct charge... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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