A federal judge told a defendant in the highest-profile Jan. 6 conspiracy cases that he'll need to find a new attorney because his lawyer was disbarred
A federal judge has informed a defendant in the highest-profile conspiracy cases stemming from the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol that he will need to find a new attorney because his lawyer has been disbarred.
Meggs, who was a leader of the Oath Keepers’ Florida chapter, complained that finding a new attorney will be all but impossible due to restrictions on prisoners at the D.C. Jail. “I understand the difficulty of the position you’re in,” Mehta told Kelly Meggs. The judge said Meggs could represent himself but cautioned him that that isn’t wise.
“I’d like to try the case one time, too. But someone needs to tell me where I can try this case with 11 defendants,” said Mehta, an appointee of President Barack Obama. “I’ve lived in Washington, D.C., for over 20-plus years. I’m not aware of a criminal courtroom, including our ceremonial courtroom, that has the capacity to do that ... I guess we could go over to the convention center and try the case over there.
However, defense attorneys continued to plead for a trial for all defendants in October. One talked of using trailers to accommodate the defendants at an off-site trial.
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