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■ From HOW THE on PAGE 7 The memo said that Morgan-
He spotlighted in particular the Lloyd has read books like “Just
protests outside the federal court- Mercy” and “Schindler’s List”
house in Portland, Oregon, saying to learn about individual re-
he “watched closely” as Attorney sponsibility “when confronting
General Merrick Garland testified ‘wrong.’”
at his confirmation hearings before “She has worked hard to come
the Senate about the law being ap- to terms with what she believed
plied evenly. Lamberth said at the “Some of these defendants before January 6th, 2021 and what
federal level, he thinks “Attorney in some of these other she has learned since then,” Shaner
General Garland can help make cases think there’s no wrote. “She is a fine woman, who
sure it’s carried out” when it comes consequence to this, and respects the rights of others and
to “equal treatment of demonstra- there is a consequence,” apologizes to the Court and our
tors, whatever the complexion of said Senior U.S. District country for entering the Capitol—
the demonstrator is.” Judge Royce Lamberth. albeit through an open door. She is
Morgan-Lloyd had agreed to terrified and awed by the power of
plead guilty to one of the four the Court.”
charges initially brought against On Wednesday, Lloyd-Morgan
her, for “parading, demonstrating told Lamberth that she wanted to
or picketing in a Capitol build- “apologize to the court, the Amer-
ing,” meaning she could face up to ican people and to my family.”
six months in jail. As part of the “I went there to show support
agreement, prosecutors dismissed for President Trump peacefully,
three other charges. and I’m ashamed it became a sav-
Federal prosecutors said in court filings they age display of violence that day,” she said. “I never
wanted three years of probation for Morgan-Lloyd, would have been there if I had a clue it was going
as well as 40 hours of community service. to turn out that way. It was never my intent to be a
“To be clear, what the defendant initially de- part of anything that’s so disgraceful to our Ameri-
scribed as ‘the most exciting day of [her] life” was, can people.”
in fact, a tragic day for our nation—a day of riotous Lamberth said that if he handed down a sentence
violence, collective destruction and criminal con- of probation, it “comes once in a lifetime” for de-
duct by a frenzied and lawless mob. The individuals fendants in his court. “I’m the judge you face if you
the defendant described as ‘Patriots’ were, in fact, violate probation,” he said, adding that he always re-
rioters breaking windows, destroying government vokes probation if he finds an individual violates the
property and assaulting law enforcement officers,” terms he set.
the government’s sentencing memo read. “Howev- That’s when he issued the sentence for Morgan-
er, despite the defendant’s initial ill-considered and Lloyd: 36 months of probation and 120 hours of
misguided commentary, for a variety of factors, a community service.
sentence of three years of probation is appropriate “You’ve led a very good life,” Lamberth told Mor-
in this instance.” gan-Lloyd. “And I know I will never see you again.”
In Morgan-Lloyd’s sentencing memo, her at- “Never,” she replied. ■
torney Heather Shaner asked for an unspecified
sentence of probation, writing that once her cli- Jacqueline Thomsen, based in Washington, is a re-
ent “understood the destruction and lawlessness of porter covering D.C. federal courts and the legal
many who entered the U.S. Capitol, she was upset, side of politics. Contact her at [email protected]
contrite and remorseful.” and follow her on Twitter @jacq_thomsen.

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