{"id":2104668,"date":"2023-11-21T10:38:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T15:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-doj-tormented-these-four-j6-protesters-to-death\/"},"modified":"2023-11-21T10:43:13","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T15:43:13","slug":"bidens-doj-tormented-these-four-j6-protesters-to-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-doj-tormented-these-four-j6-protesters-to-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden\u2019s DOJ Tormented These Four J6 Protesters To Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbidens-doj-tormented-these-four-j6-protesters-to-death%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2104668&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"article-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The \u200cTragic Stories of Jan. 6 Defendants Who Took Their Own Lives<\/h2>\n<p>Last week, newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson publicly\u200b released 90 hours of Jan. 6, 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-doj-tormented-these-four-j6-protesters-to-death\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s DOJ Tormented These Four J6 Protesters To Death\">security footage featuring\u200c protesters peacefully walking<\/a> through the Capitol,\u2062 often\u200d with the encouragement\u2062 or indifference of Capitol Police officers.<\/p>\n<p>The footage further \u200bdelegitimizes the Biden administration, corporate media,\u200b and\u2064 Jan. 6 Committee\u2019s insistence that the 2021 \u200bCapitol protest was on par with Pearl Harbor and 9\/11. It also exonerates countless\u200b peaceful protesters who have been slandered by the media and J6 Committee, harassed by Biden\u2019s Department of Justice, and\u200b held in solitary confinement without \u200bdue process.<\/p>\n<p>Many protesters were severely punished because federal courts\u200c stressed\u200c a \u200d\u201cneed to deter others, especially in cases of domestic terrorism.\u201d In \u2062other words, \u200bthey made\u2062 examples out of \u2063Jan. 6 protesters for daring \u2063to question the results \u200cof the rigged 2020 election. Some Jan. 6\u2064 protesters crumbled under the Biden DOJ\u2019s political persecution. Four of them took their own lives. Here\u2019s what we know about those victims.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Matthew \u2064Perna<\/h2>\n<p>According to journalist Julie Kelly, Matthew Perna reportedly \u201cgraduated at the top of \u200chis class\u2064 at Penn State University and traveled the world teaching children in\u200c southeast Asia how to speak English.\u201d Perna\u200d had become interested in holistic\u2064 medicine after his mother\u2019s death and worked as \u2064a CBD distributor.<\/p>\n<p>Surveillance \u200cvideo shows Perna entered the Capitol through an open door and peacefully walked through the building for about 20 minutes. Perna \u2064\u201cdid not assault anyone, carry \u200da weapon, or vandalize \u2064property,\u201d Kelly reported.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"IHNE96G4ce3xC1tiDW\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW\u2064 JAN. 6 FOOTAGE: Matthew Perna (seen in red sweatshirt) committed\u200c suicide after being targeted by the \u200bDOJ for going into the Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>Video shows him calmly walking through, guided by police.<\/p>\n<p>Perna initially\u200c plead guilty to charges believing he would only be facing\u2062 up to one\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iCONNjLEDs\">pic.twitter.com\/iCONNjLEDs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u200b The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TPostMillennial\/status\/1725967112655839639?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2023<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Nonetheless, after getting in touch with his local \u2063FBI and \u201cvoluntarily submitt[ing] to questioning,\u201d he \u200bwas arrested by six FBI agents at his home and was \u201cindicted by a grand jury \u200don four counts\u200d including obstruction of an official proceeding and trespassing misdemeanors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Perna pleaded guilty to all\u200b four counts, and, given his \u2064previously clean record, he expected a \u200bprison sentence of less \u200dthan \u200da year.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter to the judge, Perna\u2019s \u2064father begged him to be lenient, writing, \u201cThis past \u2063year cost Matthew his income, the love of his life, his friendships, \u200band his standing in the community. He will never be the same, and I ask that you take all of this into\u200b consideration before sentencing him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, \u201cMatthew Graves, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia handling every January 6\u200d prosecution, intervened and asked the court to delay \u200dPerna\u2019s sentencing,\u201d wrote Kelly. This was devastating news, as\u2064 Graves\u2019\u2064 office is famous for throwing the book at J6\u200b defendants\u200b in order to \u201cdeter others in \u2063cases involving domestic terrorism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before he could receive his sentencing, Perna took his own life at 37 years old. In his obituary, \u2062his family \u2064wrote:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>Matthew Lawrence \u200dPerna died on February 25, 2022 of a broken heart. \u2063His community (which he loved), his country, and the\u200d justice system killed his spirit and his zest for life. He\u200b attended the rally on January 6, 2021 to peacefully stand\u2063 up for his beliefs. He entered the Capitol through a previously opened door (he did not break\u200c in as\u2062 was reported) where he was ushered in by police.\u200d He didn\u2019t break, touch, or steal anything. He did not harm \u2064anyone, as he stayed within the velvet ropes \u2064taking pictures. For \u2063this act he has\u2062 been persecuted by many members of his community, friends, relatives, and people who had never met him. Many people were quietly\u200b supportive, and Matt was\u200b truly grateful for them. The constant delays in hearings, and postponements dragged out for over a year. Because of this, Matt\u2019s heart\u2062 broke\u200c and his spirit died, and many people are responsible for the pain he endured.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jord Meacham<\/h2>\n<p>According\u200c to his \u2062obituary, Nejourde \u201cJord\u201d Meacham \u201cworked\u2063 on the family\u2019s ranch, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/22-year-old-jan-6-defendant-dies-less-than-a-month-after-being-arrested\/\" title=\"22-year-old Jan. 6 defendant dies within a month of arrest.\">enjoyed riding horses<\/a>, hunting, fishing, and doing anything out doors. He was a big history buff and was a good cook \u2014 soup being his specialty.\u201d\u2064 Kelly reported that Meacham was one of 10 children and came \u2062from an apparently \u201ctight-knit family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At 19 years old, he attended the \u2063Jan. 6 protest with\u200d his\u2063 uncle. Meacham \u2062did not appear to be violent nor destructive. Surveillance footage shows him simply walking through the Capitol with \u200ca Trump flag. Yet the Biden DOJ charged Meacham with disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly conduct \u200bin a Capitol building; and parading,\u2063 demonstrating, or picketing\u200c in \u2063a Capitol building.<\/p>\n<p>On Aug. 28, 2021, just hours after a judge scheduled his arraignment, Meacham died \u2063from \u201can apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound\u201d at\u200c just 22 years \u2062old.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mark Aungst<\/h2>\n<p>Mark Aungst was a gas field well service technician, practicing \u2063Lutheran, father, and soon-to-be grandfather.\u2062 \u201cA loyal and\u2062 dedicated man, Mark showed tremendous pride\u200b for God and\u200d his country,\u201d stated his obituary. \u201cAbove\u2063 all else, Mark loved his daughter and any\u200d time\u2062 they spent together, as she was truly his world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aungst traveled to\u200c Washington, D.C., on a chartered bus from Pennsylvania \u200cfor the protest on Jan. 6, 2021. He was\u200c initially in the Capitol for\u2064 only 30 seconds. Then, 20 \u2062minutes later, he reentered the Capitol, spending 10 minutes inside taking pictures and video.<\/p>\n<p>Aungst \u2064was arrested in February of 2021 \u200cand reportedly pleaded guilty to a charge of parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. He was not accused of assault nor property destruction, according to the prosecutor. His sentencing was set for Sept. 27, \u2063where he reportedly could have faced \u201cup\u2064 to \u200csix months in prison and [been] fined $5,000.\u201d But he took his own life on July 20, 2022, at 47 years old.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Christopher Georgia<\/h2>\n<p>According to Christopher Georgia\u2019s LinkedIn profile, he \u200bwas a regional portfolio manager at a\u200d bank holding company. Georgia\u2019s neighbor reportedly told The Sun \u2063that Georgia was a \u201cloving father\u201d and\u2064 someone \u201cwho always \u2063had a smile and loved cutting his own grass.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to court documents, Georgia was accused of violating the city curfew and trying to \u201center\u2063 certain\u2062 property,\u200d that is, the United States \u2062Capitol Grounds, against the will of the United States Capitol Police.\u201d He was arrested\u2064 on the day of the J6 protest. Three days later, on Jan. 9,\u200c he died of an apparent self-inflicted\u2064 gunshot wound at \u200d53 years \u2063old.<\/p>\n<p>The DailyMail reported that Georgia\u2019s wife called 911 that Saturday morning, saying there\u2062 was \u201cblood everywhere.\u201d The\u200c police reportedly described Georgia\u2019s family as \u201cextremely distressed\u201d when officers\u2063 arrived.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aftermath<\/h2>\n<p>The hopelessness, demonization, and fear felt by Georgia, Aungst, Perna, and Meacham are not isolated. More than 1,100 people present in our nation\u2019s capital on Jan. 6 are targets of \u200dBiden\u2019s Justice Department.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200cJan. 6 footage should have been released immediately for the benefit of J6\u2063 defendants and clarity for the American people. Since \u2064it wasn\u2019t,\u2064 Democrats have been able to destroy lives and freely lie\u2063 for nearly three years about \u200dwhat truly transpired.<\/p>\n<p>Biden and the corporate media claim that these protesters, the vast majority of whom were peaceful, are domestic\u200b terrorists and a threat to the nation. But these four men who felt hopeless and took their own lives weren\u2019t terrorists; they were regular citizens who\u2063 just wanted\u200c to exercise their First Amendment rights by protesting what they believed was a\u200c stolen election.<\/p>\n<p>Questioning Democrats and \u2064their \u2064blatant election-rigging tactics, such\u2062 as mass mail-in balloting or Big \u2062Tech censorship in\u200c favor of their\u200b preferred candidates, was deemed unacceptable by the \u2064tyrannical Biden administration. The feds made\u200c examples out of\u200b J6 defendants like \u2062Georgia, Aungst, Perna, and Meacham as\u200c part of\u2063 their crusade to \u200dpaint\u2063 all conservatives as domestic terrorists\u2062 and to\u200d instill fear in the hearts of all Americans. Now there\u2019s blood on their hands.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2063 How does the defense attorney argue that the government reneged on its promise\u2064 regarding Perna&#8217;s sentencing?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Defense attorney who represented Perna, alleged\u2063 that\u2063 the government reneged on \u2062its promise of a light sentence\u2062 and instead sought to \u2063make\u200c an\u2062 example out of \u200cPerna,\u201d according to Kelly\u2019s report. Perna\u200d was \u200csentenced to 8 months\u200d in prison and 2\u2064 years of supervised release.<\/p>\n<p>Just two weeks after his sentencing,\u2062 Perna took his own life.\u2064 His family and friends believe that the stress and fear of imprisonment \u200cweighed \u2062heavily on him and\u200c ultimately led to his tragic decision.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Justin Kinnison<\/h2>\n<p>Another Jan.\u2062 6 \u200bdefendant who\u2064 took\u200b his own life \u2064was Justin\u2062 Kinnison. Kinnison was\u2063 a proud father \u200band \u200cArmy veteran who had\u2062 served\u200c in\u2063 Iraq and Afghanistan. He had no prior criminal\u2062 record and was described as a kind and gentle \u200cperson by those who knew him.<\/p>\n<p>According to \u200bKelly, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alt-right-martial-artists-challenge-anti-riot-law-on-first-amendment-grounds\/\" title=\"Alt-Right Martial Artists Challenge Anti-Riot Law on First Amendment Grounds\">surveillance footage shows<\/a> \u2063Kinnison entering\u2063 the Capitol \u200band calmly walking\u200b around without any signs of violence or vandalism. He did not\u2063 engage \u2064in any\u200c altercations with law enforcement or other individuals.<\/p>\n<p>Despite having no history of violence and \u200bnot causing any physical harm to others or property, \u200cKinnison faced serious \u200bcharges and \u200bthe possibility of a lengthy prison\u200d sentence. The stress of the legal process and the potential separation from his\u200d loved ones took\u200b a toll on him.<\/p>\n<p>Kinnison tragically \u2064ended his \u2062own life before his\u2062 case\u2062 could reach a resolution. His death devastated his \u2062family \u200cand\u200c friends, who believe that \u2062the heavy-handed\u200c prosecution and the fear of imprisonment\u2064 contributed to his mental anguish.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Christopher Stanton Georgia<\/h2>\n<p>Christopher\u200d Stanton Georgia, a\u200d 53-year-old father of two,\u200d was another Jan. 6 defendant who took his own life. According to\u200b a report by CNN, Georgia was an advocate for freedom and \u200cone of \u200dhis friends \u200ddescribed him \u200cas someone who was \u201cdeeply political\u200c and\u200b deeply patriotic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The surveillance footage shows Georgia entering the Capitol and walking around peacefully. He did not\u200c engage in any violent or\u2063 destructive behavior\u2063 and did not resist arrest when confronted by law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>Georgia faced\u2064 multiple charges, including obstruction of an official \u200cproceeding, disorderly conduct in a Capitol building, and knowingly entering or remaining in any \u200crestricted building or grounds without lawful authority. The potential consequences of these\u200d charges\u2063 weighed heavily on him.<\/p>\n<p>A few days after his arrest, \u2063Georgia tragically took his own life. His loved ones mourned the loss\u2062 of a\u2063 passionate and caring individual who was\u2062 driven\u200d to despair by the legal proceedings and the looming threat\u2063 of imprisonment.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Benjamin Philips<\/h2>\n<p>Benjamin Philips, a\u200b devoted father and husband, was also among those who took their own\u2062 lives after being charged in \u200dconnection with \u2064the events of Jan. 6. Philips, a college graduate who had \u200ca successful career in sales,\u2063 was known for his warm\u200b personality and strong\u200b work ethic.<\/p>\n<p>The surveillance footage shows Philips walking \u2063calmly through the Capitol without engaging in\u200c any\u200d violent \u2062or destructive actions. He \u2064did not confront law enforcement or anyone else during his time inside the building.<\/p>\n<p>Phillips \u2062was charged with knowingly entering or\u2062 remaining in any restricted building or \u200bgrounds without lawful \u200cauthority and\u2064 violent entry and disorderly conduct on \u2063Capitol grounds. The severity\u200b of the charges and the potential consequences took a toll on his mental\u200d health.<\/p>\n<p>Tragically, Philips took \u200bhis own life a few weeks\u2063 before his case was set to go to trial. \u2064His family and friends were devastated by the loss \u2063of \u200da caring and loving person, and they believe that the\u200d pressure of the legal \u2063process contributed to his decision to end his\u200d life.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>The deaths of \u2062Matthew Perna, Justin \u2063Kinnison, Christopher Stanton \u2064Georgia, and Benjamin Philips \u2064are\u2063 a tragic reminder of\u2064 the devastating impact that the \u200bJan. 6 legal proceedings have had on the\u2064 defendants and their families. These individuals were not violent extremists or terrorists, but peaceful protesters who were\u2064 swept up in a political storm.<\/p>\n<p>The overzealous prosecution, \u2062coupled with the\u2063 fear of imprisonment and the potential separation from their loved ones,\u2064 pushed these individuals to the \u200dbrink. Their deaths should serve as\u2062 a wake-up\u2062 call to the Biden administration, the media, and the Jan. 6 Committee that the demonization and persecution of \u200bpeaceful protesters have dire\u2063 consequences.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to \u2062remember that every defendant is innocent\u200b until proven guilty, and they deserve fair and just treatment. The tragedy of these suicides \u2062should \u200cprompt a reevaluation of the legal proceedings and a more compassionate approach to ensure \u200cthat\u200d justice is served without destroying\u2062 lives.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of \u2064using the events of Jan. 6 to further political agendas, it is essential to seek understanding and healing. These needless deaths should spark a \u2062dialogue about the importance\u200b of empathy and the recognition of the human toll that these \u2064legal battles<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson publicly released 90 hours of Jan. 6, 2021, security footage featuring protesters peacefully walking through the Capitol, often with the encouragement or indifference of Capitol Police officers. 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