{"id":606234,"date":"2021-07-29T17:35:30","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T21:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=606234"},"modified":"2021-07-29T17:35:35","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T21:35:35","slug":"republicans-reps-denied-entry-to-dc-jail-holding-jan-6-defendants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-reps-denied-entry-to-dc-jail-holding-jan-6-defendants\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans Reps Denied Entry To DC Jail Holding Jan. 6 Defendants"},"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\">22<\/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%2Frepublicans-reps-denied-entry-to-dc-jail-holding-jan-6-defendants%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=606234&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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-29-at-4.46.37-PM-e1627591767464.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Republican Reps. Matt Gaetz, Marjorie Taylor-Greene, Louie Gohmert and Paul Gosar were all denied entry Thursday to the DC prison holding defendants arrested in connection with the Capitol riot Jan. 6.<\/p>\n<p>The four members of Congress attempted to visit the defendants being held inside amid <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/23\/protesters-gather-outside-prison-jan-6-rioters-held\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">allegations<\/a>&nbsp;of mistreatment and poor conditions inside the facilities.<\/p>\n<p>After asking to speak with the supervisor of the prison, the members were accused of \u201ctrespassing\u201d and ultimately locked out of the building, according to Taylor-Greene.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"11.395569620253\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Here\u2019s the moment we were accused of trespassing while conducting Congressional oversight at the Deplorable Jail.<\/p>\n<p>What are they hiding??<\/p>\n<p>After our visit, I\u2019m even more concerned about the treatment of the prisoners inside. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N6Ljmbl93E\">pic.twitter.com\/N6Ljmbl93E<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marjorie Taylor Greene \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@mtgreenee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtgreenee\/status\/1420803999679275011?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"7.746835443038\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Wow\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattgaetz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MattGaetz<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtgreenee?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mtgreenee<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/replouiegohmert?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@replouiegohmert<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepGosar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepGosar<\/a> have been locked out of the federal prison while trying to ask questions and evaluate the conditions! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sci9YtDWRb\">pic.twitter.com\/sci9YtDWRb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RSBN \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@RSBNetwork) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RSBNetwork\/status\/1420778146698252296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Taylor-Greene later called it an \u201cabomination\u201d in a press conference the representatives held after being denied entry, adding, \u201cWe went to this prison today as members of Congress to give oversight to a federal prison because we suspect there is a two-tiered justice system in the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow does the Biden administration expect us to participate in the representative republic when they deprive us of access to information?\u201d Gaetz asked. \u201cThe questions we\u2019ve asked have gone unanswered for months \u2026 What is Merrick Garland hiding?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"8.17843866171\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cWe suspect that there is a two tier justice system in the United States for Trump supporters that are charged for January 6 and catch and release\u2026 for Antifa and BLM rioters\u201d \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtgreenee?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mtgreenee<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PJBlF3HJ8d\">pic.twitter.com\/PJBlF3HJ8d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RSBN \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@RSBNetwork) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RSBNetwork\/status\/1420794668275703810?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"6.6666666666667\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cThe questions we\u2019ve asked have gone unanswered for months\u2026 What is Merrick Garland hiding?!\u201d \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattgaetz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MattGaetz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OIvn0nyN6s\">pic.twitter.com\/OIvn0nyN6s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RSBN \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@RSBNetwork) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RSBNetwork\/status\/1420796985733439493?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Lawyers for Jan. 6 defendants have claimed that their clients have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2021\/04\/06\/capitol-riot-defendant-beating-guards-479413\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">beaten<\/a> by jail guards, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/aclu-capitol-rioters-in-solitary-confinement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">held<\/a> in solitary confinement for 23 hours a day and are being held for months at a time without court dates.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Hodgkins last week <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/19\/capitol-riot-paul-allard-hodgkins-sentence-felony-donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">became<\/a> the first Capitol riot defendant to sentenced, receiving eight months in prison for breaching the Senate chamber on January 6. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/23\/prosecutors-branding-jan-6-definition-defendants-terrorists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Federal Prosecutors Are Branding Non-Violent Jan 6 Defendants As \u2018Terrorists\u2019 To Pursue Harsher Sentences)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the DC Department of Corrections did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Reps. 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