Last Friday, investigative journalist and Blaze Media correspondent Steve Baker was arrested by the FBI on misdemeanor charges related to his reporting at the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Steve was temporarily released and is now sharing his experiences in custody with Glenn Beck.
“I thought I was mentally and emotionally ready because I’ve followed so many cases,” Steve tells Glenn. “I’ve seen too many misdemeanor defendants, even independent journalists who have committed misdemeanors, parading before judges in leg chains and orange jumpsuits, and I’ve seen them parading in front of judges in leg chains and orange jumpsuits. I thought I was ready until I put it on.”
To make matters worse, Steve is a “non-violent misdemeanor defendant who has been thoroughly and fully cooperative since his first call from the FBI over two and a half years ago,” and who has “been locked up in a meth dealer’s cage.” “It was done.”
Additionally, Steve was tried as a “felony defendant” on the same day, but unlike Steve, he was not “guarded by federal marshals with leg chains.”
Steve’s attorney, James Lee Bright, added that throughout his career, he has “almost never” seen misdemeanor defendants treated like that.
Steve’s response amounts to deliberate humiliation.
Steve said his charges were clearly “put together for the purpose of building a narrative for prosecution.”
According to the criminal complaint, his charges include:
- knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority;
- Disorderly and disruptive behavior in restricted buildings or grounds
- Acts that disrupt the order inside the National Diet Building
- Parades, demonstrations, or picketing inside the Capitol
Immediately after Steve’s arrest, “the Speaker released 5,000 hours of videotape, much of which included the following:” [Steve]it shows [he wasn’t] There was parading and picketing and totally disorderly behavior. ”
“So how do they charge that?” Glenn asks.
Steve suspects the Justice Department is intentionally overcharging “to scare you.” [him] Enter into a quick plea deal. ”
Regarding the first charge, knowingly entering a restricted building, Steve says, “Technically, I entered the building. So if it’s a crime, it’s a crime.”
“If it’s a crime, that crime must be punished equally,” Glenn says. “So all the journalists at the New York Times and the Washington Post should be indicted for that, right?”
The legal answer is yes, but the Department of Justice has proven time and time again that it is above the law.
“We estimate that about 60 journalists entered the Rotunda and the Capitol that day,” Bright said.
But “only six or seven people were indicted… They were all centrist media rights.”
Steve’s apparent targeting may also be related to what he calls “reporting about the press.”
“They didn’t like it,” Steve says.
Watch the clip below to learn more.
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