Michael van der Veen, a lawyer for Trump during his second impeachment trial, is defending a man affiliated with the far-right militia
during his second impeachment trial, should soon be returning to Washington to defend a man accused of storming the U.S. Capitol with members of the extremist Oath Keepers militia.
He was among 16 people identified as Oath Keepers who were indicted as “conspirators” in a plot to hinder the certification of the Electoral College vote on Jan. 6 that would be the final step in affirming Joe Biden’s presidential win. Judge Amit P. Mehta ordered the U.S. Marshals Service not to transport Dolan to the nation’s Capitol ― where several Capitol defendants facing serious charges are being held before trial ― until the court decides whether to detain Dolan ahead of his own trial.
“Defendant’s personal involvement appears to be less egregious than many others who personally attacked law enforcement officers, personally damaged property, sought to locate and injure or kill members of Congress, or possessed weapons while in the U.S. Capitol,” Matthewman wrote.
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