U.S. Government Now Confiscating Private Legal Fund Donations to Jan. 6 Defendants.

[menapis]

I assume that is illegal but hey, the law is one sided

 

[ll74]

Are they?

 

[Rightguide]

I assume that is illegal but hey, the law is one sided

The rule of law is of no consequence to the left.

 

[LLCox]

LINK ?

 

[Bray123]

It's not the legal fund, it's the cash sent in for the insurrectionists to buy beer and celebrate.

Since they didn't win and no longer drink the beer, it was going to be a straight profit from crime fund, which is illegal.

 

[PaxNurgle]

Well, you have civil forfeiture laws that are abused by many, many police juridictions across the country. Cars, property, cash, etc. seized from suspected drug dealers- cash and property that is never returned, even if the defendants are proven innocent. And organized theft by corrupt and crooked police that is way out of proportion to the value of the contraband that is seized; for example there are cases of people losing a $50,000 car after being caught with $50.00 of cocaine. That, to me, is criminal.

While I agree on principal of the feds seizing cash donations to traitors and insurrectionalists, as these people do need to be punished to the fullest extent of the law, I am actually a little leery on the legality of the whole thing. We all know (or should know) that the rule of law is of no consequence to the right, but is seizing property in this case, the right thing?

 

[phrodeau]

Some are fraudulent. Surprised?

https://www.businessinsider.com/cap...l-fees-had-free-lawyer-prosecutors-2023-5?amp

• A Capitol rioter who had a free lawyer raised $17,000 to cover his legal fees, prosecutors allege.
• Dozens of other January 6 defendants have been raising money on crowdfunding sites.
• Prosecutors allege that some defendants are seeking to personally profit from their charges.

 

[JoePepsiCo]

So, why do you hate freedom and free speech hobbit?

Money has been ruled as free speech and every donor is "speaking" out against tyranny and injustice in their minds.

Would you then confess that you are in favoring of censoring them and other hate groups like #BLM and AntiFa by confiscating their donations?

 

[phrodeau]

So, why do you hate freedom and free speech hobbit?

Money has been ruled as free speech and every donor is "speaking" out against tyranny and injustice in their minds.

Would you then confess that you are in favoring of censoring them and other hate groups like #BLM and AntiFa by confiscating their donations?

Giving money to conmen isn’t a crime. Defrauding people is.

 

[HisArpy]

Well, you have civil forfeiture laws that are abused by many, many police juridictions across the country. Cars, property, cash, etc. seized from suspected drug dealers- cash and property that is never returned, even if the defendants are proven innocent. And organized theft by corrupt and crooked police that is way out of proportion to the value of the contraband that is seized; for example there are cases of people losing a $50,000 car after being caught with $50.00 of cocaine. That, to me, is criminal.

While I agree on principal of the feds seizing cash donations to traitors and insurrectionalists, as these people do need to be punished to the fullest extent of the law, I am actually a little leery on the legality of the whole thing. We all know (or should know) that the rule of law is of no consequence to the right, but is seizing property in this case, the right thing?

Here's something you might not have realized in your rant against insurrectionists...

The money isn't to defend the J6 accused, it's to help their families. Requiring the J6 defendants to pay that money to the government, when it isn't intended for them, violates the Constitution's prohibition against corruption of the blood.

It's also in violation of the 8th Amendment's prohibition against excessive fines.

 

[Bray123]

^^
Yup, a profit-from-crime fund. 'It's not for me, it's for my family'.
It's either a family support fund or a fine. Which one?