DOJ lied and withheld video evidence.
“We did not receive that video footage,” Watkins said. “We asked for it, and not just once or twice. Whether we asked for it or not is irrelevant because the government had an absolute, non-compromisible duty to disclose that video and they did not do so.”
This is truly appalling. With the government possessing all of the surveillance video, there is an obligation to share the information in a practical way with the defense attorneys. Otherwise, the DOJ can target anyone using only the evidence they’d like to release.
Chansley had already entered a guilty plea which allowed him to get out of solitary confinement.
In America, the legal process is the punishment. Was there any reason to put this guy in solitary confinement other than to torture him? Was he a flight risk? How many defendants were denied bail solely to punish them for the temerity to question the government. Shameful.