Notices by Unicorn Riot (unicornriot@mastodon.social), page 3

Hoffinger refers to a "call to action" by #J20 defendants' supporters to pressure Kerkhoff early in the case and says the "ODC [Office of Disciplinary Counsel]" "has now joined that call" - refers to DC bar emails citing "evidence of... misconduct" as evidence of this.

Hoffinger refers to a "call to action" by #J20 defendants' supporters to pressure Kerkhoff early in the case and says the "ODC [Office of Disciplinary Counsel]" "has now joined that call" - refers to DC bar emails citing "evidence of... misconduct" as evidence of this.

"There were routine redactions made throughout... edited is a funny word... editing does not mean manipulating... there was no exculpatory information that was intentionally withheld... [or] edited..." - Hoffinger on behalf of Kerkhoff

Hoffinger says Kerkhoff was at times "walled off from interacting directly with the court" bc of directions from her supervisors at the DC US Attorney's Office

Hoffinger tells the DC Bar that Kerkhoff was trying to be considerate about #J20 defense counsel complaints about having tons of evidence "dumped" on them and was also trying to "protect the First Amendment rights of individuals not involved in the rioting."

Hoffinger refers to Project Veritas undercover videographer's comments that "organizers" "don't know any of the upper echelon stuff" - part of the video that was deleted before given to the court - as "just his opinion" and not exculpatory evidence

Hoffinger tells the Chair stickers saying "Fuck Off Kerkhoff" were placed by the US Attorney's Office in DC and that his client has been referred to as "Jerkoff"

Hoffinger cites as evidence of bias in this case a blog written by an attorney and upcoming witness that "noone was particularly surprised" by the mounting ethics case against Kerkhoff

Hoffinger says that the evidence against Kerkhoff in the DC Bar Office of Disciplinary Counsel's case will primarily be based on testimony from defense lawyers whose clients were prosecuted by Kerkhoff - several of whom filed lawsuits, one of which is still pending

"There was no intentional misconduct, no intentional withholding of evidence [etc.]" - Hoffinger finishes his opening statements on behalf of Respondent and former, now "retired" Assistant US Attorney Jennifer Kerkhoff Muyskens (formerly just Kerkhoff as of the #J20 cases)

"There was no road map for the endless road map of issues, defendants and complications in this case... the case was grossly understaffed.. the case was on the shoulders of Ms. Kerkhoff... the word 'Herculean' is an understatement..." - Hoffinger (Kerkhoff's counsel)

Hoffinger says Kerkhoff consistently made a "good faith attempt" to meet evidentiary obligations and follow procedure, comply with court orders etc

Kropf's client, who was just protesting, was "charged with felony riot, inciting to riot and a host of malicious rioting charges"

O'Brien: "Was your client rioting?"

Kropf: "She was not."

"The govt alleged that a group of 100s of protesters engaged in rioting... after the 1st inauguration of Donald Trump... our trial group was made up of ppl who were not accused of committing any acts of violence or destruction that day." - Sara Kropf

Sara Kropf, first witness in the DC Bar ethics case against Kerkhoff, is beginning to testify now. She's a defense attorney and Georgetown grad who would eventually represent a #J20 defendant at the first trial in Nov-Dec 2020

Kropf says First Amendment considerations were "something we fought quite a bit about" as defendants were being held liable for the acts of others just based on being present at the same event - claiming they "willfully joined the conspiracy"

"The govt's theory was that these protesters simply by showing up and wearing black clothing had agreed to join a conspiracy to commit various felonies." - Sara Kropf

O'Brien: were you aware before the trial that the videos the govt referred to as "planning meeting videos" had come from Project Veritas?

Kropf: I was not.

O'Brien: In-trial was the first time you learned that?

Kropf: From the govt... yes.... defense [had] been asking about it

O'Brien has been asking Kropf some more about evidentiary stuff from the first #J20 trial where Kropf represented a nurse arrested while acting as a street medic during protests during/after Trump's first inauguration in DC on Jan. 20, 2017.

O'Brien [DC Bar Disciplinary Counsel}: What was your client's intent that day?

Kropf: She was a medic... she was there wearing a red cross... the govt's theory was that she joined a conspiracy to riot bc she came... prepared to provide first aid...