Jan. 6 Defendants Face ‘Despicable’ Conditions: Jan. 6 Advocacy Group Founder, Top Attorney
In an exclusive interview with The Epoch Times, Cynthia Hughes, founder of the Jan. 6 defendant advocacy group “Patriot Freedom Project” (PFP) and top Jan. 6 attorney Joe McBride discussed their experiences, describing “despicable” conditions and a pressing desire to ensure that the rights of these defendants are respected.
Following the Jan. 6, 2021, “Stop the Steal” rally in Washington, the Department of Justice (DOJ) under Attorney General Merrick Garland undertook one of the largest manhunts in DOJ history to round up anyone implicated in the Capitol breach.
The resource-intensive hunt, which is still ongoing after 17 months, has stirred a great deal of controversy in the wake of disturbing reports about the treatment of Jan. 6 defendants.
Many Republican lawmakers have refused to touch the issue, while no Democrat has made any comment on the allegations.
A few lawmakers, prominently Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), and Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), have spoken out against the treatment of these detainees, but they have been unable to make serious progress in bettering the situation.
Many remaining in captivity have continued to report mistreatment and abuse by facility staff and guards.
They’re ‘Denied Every Basic Human Right’
Frustrated by the mistreatment and lack of information about one of her family members that had been arrested in connection to the Jan. 6 rally, Cynthia Hughes founded PFP. In an interview, Hughes described the treatment of her nephew, Tim Hale-Cusanelli, in detainment, saying that Hale-Cusanelli and other Jan. 6 detainees have been mistreated by the justice system and have faced deprivation of “every basic human right you can think of.”
“I started the Patriot Freedom Project after my nephew was arrested in January of 2021 on nonviolent charges,” Hughes said.
After being “bounced around” several jails in New Jersey, Hughes said, Hale-Cusanelli ended
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