All the noise got her a federal conviction. |
It appears the woman who wore a pink hat while hollering through a bullhorn is crying for mercy. She was found guilty in federal court for her role in the Jan. 6 insurrection.
When she was in the court at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, she irked the judge by wearing a see through open mask. The judge warned her that her antics will result in a lengthy sentence. She continued to show no remorse for her actions.
It appears she is about to figure out the old saying:
Fuck around and find out!
Rachel Powell, the Pennsylvania woman who stormed the U.S. Capitol was found guilty on nine servings of that federal sandwich. She faces from one year up to 47 years in federal time out.
Powell was found guilty on a variety of charges, including felony counts of interfering with officers performing their duties and obstruction of an official proceeding. Her bench trial was held in May, and U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth delivered the verdict Tuesday.
Powell was accompanied to court by her children, one of whom was wearing a red "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN" hat in the courtroom. Powell had posted on social media that Washed Up 45 had given her child a MAGA hat.
Powell, 41, of Sandy Lake, Pennsylvania, waived her right to a jury trial. The judge convicted her of charges that she interfered with police and obstructed the Jan. 6 joint session of Congress for certifying Biden's 2020 electoral victory over Donald Trump.
Prosecutors asked Lamberth to jail Powell until her sentencing, but the judge agreed to let her remain free until the hearing.
A lawyer for Powell had no comment on the verdict.
Rachel Powell, a mom of 8 could face a lengthy bid. |
Powell played a “leading role” during the riot, a prosecutor said at a February 2021 hearing.
“She is front and center in the incursion.” Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Aloi added, according to a transcript.
Powell was arrested nearly a month after the riot. FBI agents found several smashed cellular telephones, gun paraphernalia and other weapons when they searched her home.
Powell and her ex-husband shared custody of six minor children in 2021. She left her children at home when she went to Washington to attend the “Stop the Steal” rally, according to prosecutors.
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