A group of GOP lawmakers, Georgia Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, Texas Republican Louie Gohmert, Florida Representative Matt Gaetz, and Arizona Representative Paul Gosar on Tuesday shared insights of inhumane conditions that the January 6th prisoners are kept under.
“They have been beaten by the guards they are called white supremacist. They are denied religious services, haircuts, shaving the ability to trim their fingernails. There’s more outrageous things happening there. They’re denied time with their attorneys. They are denied the ability to even see their families and have their families visit there. They are denied bail and being held there without bail,” said Greene.
She also claimed that defendants are being told to “denounce President Trump,” and “their views are the views of cult members.”
According to Rep. Greene, prisoners are held in solitary confinement for 22-23 hours per day.
“They’re being forced fed gluten food and they have celiac disease. And so the food that they eat makes them sick every single day to the point where they will go without days. Go days. I’m sorry. days without eating in order to just feel better because they were they are not given better food. I think we can clearly see that there is serious abuse happening here,” she added.
Rep. Louie Gohmert then shared his experience of touring the DC jail along with Rep. MTG: “As Marjorie and I toured the DC jail, some of the conditions were so astounding. I asked more than one guard if have you ever worked in a facility that had these kind of problems? And quietly they would say never, no,” he said. “It is outrageous.”
“The condition of solitary confinement has been so often struck down as inappropriate, and yet the DC jail has gotten away with it,” he continued. “For such things as, how dare you demand to talk to your lawyer in person because now we will have to put you in solitary confinement. We’ll call it quarantine for two weeks.” He added.
Rep. Matt Gaetz also raised concerns about the treatment of these defenders and said “they are denied access to basic medical care and constitutional rights”
The group demanded accountability and action on these conditions and also asked to release all the footage from the Capitol building that is being held by Nancy Pelosi’s January 6th Select Committee.
“We need all of the videos that anybody has, but it’s the federal government. I don’t understand why our speaker is trying to hide evidence while they run around looking for anything that might help them make Republicans look bad,” Rep. Gohmert said.
As of right now, this four-member group is the only major Republican Lawmakers calling for action on the treatment of January 6th defendants. What do you make of their experience as described here? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
That’s horrible, the word needs to get out that they are treating people like that!