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Man Who Stormed Capitol And Broke Into Nancy Pelosi's Office Pitches Fit In Court Hearing

It's about what you'd expect from this joker.

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Richard Barnett (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

You may not know Richard Barnett’s name, but you’ve seen his picture. He was one of the Capitol insurrectionists on January 6th and infamously broke into Nancy Pelosi’s office, posed for pictures sitting at her desk — sporting a stun gun — and with the Speaker’s purloined mail. He’s since been charged with a number of federal crimes, including aiding and abetting, disorderly conduct in a Capitol building, parading or demonstrating in a Capitol building, and theft of government property.

Barnett has pleaded not guilty to the charges, and has been held without bail — a fact he seems pretty pissed about. Appearing via video call from jail in front of U.S. District Court Judge Christopher R. Cooper, Barnett pitched a fit because he’s being held. When the judge set May 4th as the date for the next hearing in Barnett’s case, he could be heard complaining:

“I’ve been here a long time … another month … It’s not fair.”

And:

“They’re dragging this out!” he hollered. “They’re letting everybody else out!”

A recess was then called to calm Barnett down. When the hearing reconvened, Judge Cooper noted he’d consider a new motion for release, you know, if Barnett’s lawyers filed one.

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