Regardless of most political affiliations I think most will find Judge Royce Lamberth's extensive ruling a calming breath of fresh air and reason. From my POV this is the vast difference between what much of the Republican Party has become versus traditional conservative values (isn't that an oxymoron or at least redundant?)

For just a few highlights to give you a preview of the balanced tone, he doesn't call Jan 6 "an insurrection" but in no uncertain terms he absolutely denies it qualifies as "civil disobedience" and very strongly came out in a potent stance against violence and breaking the law for selfish reasons.

He also did not buy into the fake repentance (all too common among MAGA zombies) of Johnatakis at length and with precision referred to police reports, security camera footage, and Johnatakis's own videos, text messages and social media posts.

The Judge noted that after decades of service he was acutely aware of the negative impact convictions, let alone prison time, has on friends, relatives, co-workers and family as well as the burden of passing judgment on otherwise good people who have lived clean lives until they cross a legal line. The Law, the Judge stated, is not about who you are in the US, but rather what you do ! This, the United States of America, is a Nation of Laws, not a nation of Men. It's about principles not propaganda.

If this at all tickles your interest, I urge you to look up Judge Lamberth's full statement. I'm not even going to post a link as I think you should discover this powerful bid for calm reason at sites you already trust... or better, several differing sources. It's actually important.

I think that it would be very appropriate to edit your post to include a link – optionally as a hyperlink. Please reference the actual direct court URL where the ruling can be read as a PDF.

Otherwise, these things can be quite difficult to find, since many search engines do not attempt to "crawl" them.

Thanks for your input, sundialsvcs. If it appears that such a problem to find reporting on this important event in news sources that people trust I may have to do just that. There is a problem however, actually at least 2 of them.

1) I wish to remain non-partisan as much as possible so IO don't relish supplying sources that the most radical MAGA cultists will just poo-pooh as "fake news". I also think the odds are that even far less radical Trump supporters and January 6 spin-doctors will find that their favorite news sources will either not report the Judges words at all, not mention that he is a Reagan appointee, or cherry pick what he actually said and wrote to muddy the depth of meaning in lack of traditional conservative support. I want those who still retain some modicum of reason and critical thinking to ask themselves why their new source fails to quote such an important ruling from a lifelong conservative judge.

2) Currently I don't see any problem with either Google or Duck-Duck-Go search engines locating relevant hits.

I simple entered - "Judge Lamberth's full statement on Johnatakis case" and got hundreds of hits.

I'll review any posts like yours as soon as I see them and continue to attempt to push for non-partisan discovery.

FWIW I am NOT trying to hide my position or views. I am an old school conservative who is extremely alarmed at what even some Trump supporters and appointees have referred to as "the hostile takeover of the Republican Party". I think Trump very likely belongs incarcerated, certainly punished and censured and absolutely disallowed from ever running for ANY public Office ever again as a proven liar, scam artist, and elitist con man who resorts to violence and threats of violence whenever he doesn't get his wishes of the moment. I think it is shameful that the Electoral College put him in office in 2016. To The People's credit it wasn't by the Popular Vote. It is my view that if any one of us here did even one of the misdeeds Mr Trump has perpetrated on our Country, we'd have been in jail many months ago.

Just today I watch a court proceeding for the possible parole of a Louisiana man, who had been convicted of breaking into an automobile who was initially was made to serve 12 years. When the 12th year was completed his court appointed lawyer didn't contact him or the parole board or the prison so he served a 13th years at the end of which his sentence was increased to Life. The playing field is not level. It has drifted to the corrupted Golden Rule - "He who has the gold makes the rules". It is utterly beyond me why anyone in the Middle Class, let alone lower classes, imagines this fraud will champion their cause. He has cheated lower class service personnel of justly earned payroll many times. That's what you should expect from this coddled narcissist.

That's my position but I don't wish to proseletyze to others. Let them seek and find as they will. They can come back and give evidence against my position and I will search that.

You are entitled to your opinions of course. We disagree, but I'm not going to engage you.

Anyhow, "we all certainly live in interesting times." Let's just hope that it's not a curse.