They also rebuked Reeder for claiming in an April FBI interview that the riot was вЂњa plan to allow people inвЂќ so the media could вЂњdemonize the Trump peopleвЂќ - a conspiracy theory that 55% of Republicans believe is true, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that was conducted in April.

Reeder offered вЂњa self-serving rewrite of history that sought to portray himself as a hapless tourist, absolve himself of any wrongdoing (and) place blame on others,вЂќ prosecutors wrote their recommendation, where they slammed him for criticizing the police response on January 6. In similar cases involving nonviolent rioters, the Justice Department has asked for house arrest or probation, but never any jail time. That is a stiffer punishment than most of the other rioters who pleaded guilty to the same misdemeanor. Prosecutors cited ReederвЂ™s apparent lack of remorse as one reason why he should be sentenced to two months in jail. He claimed he stayed inside - even while alarms blared, and police officers squared off with violent rioters - because he вЂњwas struck by the awe and the beauty of the Rotunda.вЂќ Reeder argued in court filings that he should get probation because he only went in the Capitol to find water after getting pepper sprayed and faulted police for ineffectively guarding the building. These cases are being watched closely as more rioters learn their punishment for participating in a grave attack on American democracy, and the Justice Department has said itвЂ™ll seek harsher sentences for unrepentant defendants. Reeder is one of the rioters who pleaded guilty but remains defiantВ about key aspects of the January 6 insurrection. It says, вЂњthe United States expressly reserves its right to prosecute your client for any crime of violence вЂ¦ if in fact your client committed or commits such a crime of violence prior to or after the execution of this Agreement.вЂќ READ MORE: Baltimore Violence: Reward Doubles In Little Italy Restaurant OwnerвЂ™s Murder Loved Ones Mourn Slain Army Reserve Sergeant The plea deal prosecutors signed with ReederВ gives the Justice Department a path to charge him with the alleged assault, if it chooses to. вЂњThe quick response to last minute discovery of images showing a suspected assault clearly shows the dedication by all involved.вЂќДЄ Justice Department spokesman declined to comment about the case or the new video. вЂњThe team are extremely grateful for all the challenging work the FBI and the DOJ are putting into each individual case and their willingness to accept the assistance from our community of researchers,вЂќ the group told CNN in a statement. Reeder is seeking a sentence of probation. ReederвЂ™s attorney in court said that вЂњon first blush, the clip is problematicвЂќ but said there might be other footage that could help his defense arguments. US District Judge Thomas Hogan said he was вЂњconcernedвЂќ about the new videos because Reeder was previously portrayed as вЂњmore as an observer than a participantвЂќ in the violence. He is now scheduled to be sentenced on October 8. Prosecutors planned to go forward with sentencing and request the maximum six-month jail term, but after reviewing more of the videos, they asked to delay the hearing. Prosecutors said during the truncated hearing that they notified the judge, as well as ReederвЂ™s defense attorneys, about the new footage on Wednesday morning. The Justice Department has cited their work in many cases. Sedition Hunters is one of several online collectives, many comprised of anti-Donald Trump activists, who have combed through footage from the Capitol attack to identify rioters. READ MORE: Maryland Weather: Chance Of Thunderstorms In Much Of State Wednesday AfternoonД«ut on Wednesday morning, the online group known as the Sedition HuntersВ tweeted newly discovered clips and photos, apparently showing Reeder fighting with police on January 6. He pleaded guilty to unlawfully demonstrating inside the Capitol and was set to be sentenced on Wednesday afternoon, with prosecutors asking for two months in jail, partially due to his lack of remorse. Robert Reeder of Maryland was charged in February with four misdemeanors. (CNN) - The sentencing for one of the January 6 US Capitol rioters was abruptly postponed Wednesday after new videos emerged of the man allegedly fighting with police, an unexpected twist in the case because prosecutors hadnвЂ™t previously accused him of committing violence that day.

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