J6 political prisoner and retired fireplace fighter Richard Barnett, who was famously photographed together with his ft up on a desk inside former Home Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s workplace throughout January 6, 2021 Cease the Steal rally, penned an “Open Letter To President Trump” from his jail cell in Federal Correctional Establishment Seagoville.
Amid the political persecution, serving a 4 yr jail sentence within the Texas correctional facility, Barnett, affirms he’s steadfast in religion because the “current regime” makes an attempt to destroy the previous president as they’ve the political prisoners by “fabricating fees.”
“My energy is past their makes an attempt,” wrote the 63 yr outdated political hostage. “The purpose of my writing to you, as I sit behind razor wire for the subsequent few years separated from all I like and maintain pricey, is that I nonetheless stand robust for our nice nation, a nation based upon the sacrifice and dedication of our forefathers.
“And I stand with you, President Trump, as I do know your braveness is of the identical substance as mine, prepared to face in any respect prices at these which are intent on destruction of the desire of We the Folks. For you and I each know that wielding the sword of reality requires a lot sacrifice.”
“I additionally consider that God, our Father, raises up who he’ll, as he’ll, for his functions and that He isn’t near being by means of with both of us. So, on this thought I want you Godspeed, sir.”
Barnett traveled from his Arkansas dwelling to the nation’s capitol on January 6 to help Donald Trump and listen to the previous president’s speech on the Capitol complicated.
A number of reporters and photographers additionally occurred to be current when Barnett entered Pelosi’s workplace. The photographers reportedly prompted Barnett to pose for photos, instructing him to take a seat on the desk and “act pure” as they took a sequence of of photographs.
He testified that he was “going with the stream” wen he struck a pose for the photographers.
Barnett stood in Pelosi’s workplace for a complete of six minutes, he took an envelope from one of many desks and wrote Pelosi a be aware that learn, “Hey Nancy, Bigo was right here biotch.”
Two hours later, the photographs of Barnett inside Pelosi’s workplace went viral and have become probably the most iconic photographs of January 6. Pelosi’s daughter, Christine, printed Barnett’s picture on Twitter warning the “seditionist will probably be prosecuted.”
Earlier than leaving the Capitol grounds, Barnett gave a speech to the gang from a bullhorn.
“We took again our home, and I took Nancy Pelosi’s workplace,” he mentioned, based on prosecutors.
Hours after Barnett returned dwelling on Jan. 7, the FBI knocked on his door. On Jan. 8, he was apprehended by a military of armed federal brokers in a predawn raid and held in pretrial detention.
Barnett was ordered to stay behind bars with no likelihood to make bail or bond though he has no prison file and faces no violent fees.
On Jan. 29, the Justice Division indicted Barnett for Obstruction of an Official Continuing; Aiding and Abetting; Getting into and Remaining in a Restricted Constructing or Grounds with a Lethal or Harmful Weapon; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Constructing or Grounds with a Lethal or Harmful Weapon; Getting into and Remaining in Sure Rooms within the Capitol Constructing; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Constructing; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Constructing; Theft of Authorities Property.
The “harmful or lethal weapon,” was a collapsible strolling stick that will also be used as a stun gun, that contained no batteries whereas he was on the Capitol grounds.
Barnett testified throughout trial that he was pushed into the Capitol and unknowingly entered Pelosi’s workplace looking out for a loo.
Becoming a member of the riot was “an enigma in my life I remorse,” however prosecutors “need me to be remorseful for issues I didn’t do,” Barnett mentioned beneath oath. “Jan. 6 was a traumatic day for everybody, not simply regulation enforcement.”
On Could 25, 2023, a jury discovered responsible Barnett responsible of eight fees in a DC kangaroo courtroom and he was sentenced by by U.S. District Choose Christopher Cooper to over 4 years in jail. Prosecutors sought seven years.
Choose Cooper scolded Barnett having fun with notoriety and media consideration after the riot.
“All the parents who know ‘Bigo’ have to know the actions of Jan. 6 can’t be repeated with out some critical repercussions,” Cooper instructed Barnett on the sentencing listening to.
Barnett’s lawyer Jonathan Gross mentioned Barnett was singled out as a result of the picture made him well-known, arguing he “shouldn’t be punished as a result of the federal government thinks he’s a logo.”
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Instantly after the decision was learn in courtroom, Barnett mentioned he was “completely not” given a good trial.
“I feel the venue ought to’ve been modified. This isn’t a jury of my friends,” he mentioned. “I don’t agree with the choice, however I do recognize the method. We’re absolutely going to attraction.”
Barnett, the breadwinner of his household, thanked the American folks for serving to his disabled spouse and household maintain all through his incarceration with prayers, letters of help.
READ HIS J6 POLITICAL PRISONER RICHARD ‘BIGO’ BARNETT’S LETTER HERE:
OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT TRUMP FROM RICHARD “BIGO” BARNETT
Expensive President Trump,
You don’t know me however maybe you will have heard of me as I’m a J6 political prisoner. My title is Richard “BIGO” Barnett. “BIGO” is a moniker I acquired in 2020 and is brief for giant O patriot. On the time, I used to be organizing rallies and fundraising for Cease the Steal, Again the Blue, Save the Youngsters, and Second Modification rights within the nice state of Arkansas.
I’m presently in federal jail, a captive of the far-left elitist political regime, their puppet masters and their partisan FBI and DOJ conspirators.
At 61 years of age, I traveled to DC for the January sixth 2021 Cease the Steal rally to peacefully stand in solidarity with you, my president, in addition to my fellow America First constitutionalists. I got here to let my voice be heard.
I used to be a conservative enterprise proprietor with no earlier prison file and was, and nonetheless am, an avid supporter of our nice Republic and the neighborhood through which I reside.
I’m a household man and consider that the Democrats’ destruction of the nuclear household and their potential to maintain blacks on their welfare plantation has been the catalyst to additional a quickly rising, social justice debacle that excuses people from any private accountability. They’ve attacked each widespread decency identified to a civilized moral mankind and at an try at totalitarian socialism.
As together with your ongoing scenario, the current regime has stripped the blindfold off of Woman Justice, fabricating fees to aim to destroy me. However my energy is past their makes an attempt.
The purpose of my writing to you, as I sit behind razor wire for the subsequent few years separated from all I like and maintain pricey, is that I nonetheless stand robust for our nice nation, a nation based upon the sacrifice and dedication of our forefathers.
And I stand with you, President Trump, as I do know your braveness is of the identical substance as mine, prepared to face in any respect prices at these which are intent on destruction of the desire of We the Folks. For you and I each know that wielding the sword of reality requires a lot sacrifice.
I additionally consider that God, our Father, raises up who he’ll, as he’ll, for his functions and that He isn’t near being by means of with both of us. So, on this thought I want you Godspeed, sir.
PS. you don’t should think about the monetary burden in addition to the emotional this burden has positioned on us, as my spouse is disabled and I’ve at all times been the only breadwinner.
You probably have entry to any patriots that will want to help us throughout this troublesome time my household could be most grateful. My account has been arrange for donations. It’s https://www.givesendgo.com/richardbarnett
PPS – Please contemplate giving each J6er an autographed pair of your new sneakers.
