HuffPo's Ryan Reilly torches Marjorie Taylor Greene for defending on Capitol rioter
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) recently took to social media in an attempt to gain public support for an incarcerated man who allegedly participated in Capitol rioter but things didn't exactly go as she may have planned.
Ryan Reilly was quick to fire back at the controversial lawmaker. It all began on Monday, December 27, when the Georgia lawmaker tweeted about Jan. 6 riot suspect Chris Quaglin offering details about his current condition and health in the wake of him testing positive for COVID.
"Pretrial J6 defendant Chris Quaglin lost 10 pounds in 10 days in Northern Neck & is in solitary confinement," Greene tweeted. "He has celiac disease & is given a gluten-laden diet daily. He’s being denied medical treatment and is gravely ill. He also tested COVID+ today."
She added, “Again this man in being held PRETRIAL in solitary confinement with serious medical conditions and no treatment. He didn’t kill or rape anyone, hurt children, run over people in a Christmas parade, or illegally invade our border. He rioted on J6 and deserves justice not torture.”
His attorney says they retaliated against him for being in the pic on the cover of my J6 Jail report and for the meeting he had with me when I toured the jail, even though his face was blurred out of pic.\n\nHe was transferred to Northern Neck after my visit to the DC Jail.\n\nCont\u2019d— Marjorie Taylor Greene \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Marjorie Taylor Greene \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1640653807
Again this man in being held PRETRIAL in solitary confinement with serious medical conditions and no treatment.\n\nHe didn\u2019t kill or rape anyone, hurt children, run over people in a Christmas parade, or illegally invade our border.\n\nHe rioted on J6 and deserves justice not torture.— Marjorie Taylor Greene \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Marjorie Taylor Greene \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1640653810
Shortly after Greene shared her series of tweets, Reilly chimed in to criticize the lawmaker. In a series of tweets, Reilly offered details about the case against Quaglin for his alleged involvement in the insurrection on the U.S. Capitol. According to Reilly, there is even footage of Quaglin assaulting a police officer amid the Jan. 6 riots.
"'I got 3 cans of bear spray,” said Chris Quaglin, who used the name "Chris Trump", who was caught on camera multiple times assaulting members of law enforcement on Jan. 6. According to the feds, Quaglin is also said to have sprayed a Washington, D.C., police officer "'directly into the face' while wearing a 'MAGA' hoodie."
\u201cI got 3 cans of bear spray\u201d\n\nChris Quaglin, who used the vanity Facebook name "Chris Trump, was captured on video assaulting law enforcement multiple times on Jan. 6.\n\nThe feds say he sprayed a D.C. police officer "directly into the face" while wearing a "MAGA" hoodie. https://twitter.com/mtgreenee/status/1475635150327193600\u00a0\u2026pic.twitter.com/uLiPWkojaw— Ryan J. Reilly (@Ryan J. Reilly) 1640659040
While he did acknowledge the concern about Quaglin's gluten intolerance, he also argued that it is not a justifiable reason for him to be released from jail. He also criticized right-wing lawmakers like Greene who have had no qualms about associating themselves with Capitol rioters.
"Any pretrial detainee or prisoner with a gluten intolerance should be appropriately fed, but it’s remarkable to see how willing far-right politicians have been to associate themselves with Capitol rioters caught on camera viciously assaulting cops on Jan. 6," Reilly wrote.
Any pretrial detainee or prisoner with a gluten intolerance should be appropriately fed, but it\u2019s remarkable to see how willing far-right politicians have been to associate themselves with Capitol rioters caught on camera viciously assaulting cops on Jan. 6.— Ryan J. Reilly (@Ryan J. Reilly) 1640659701
"The nature and circumstances of the offense heavily weigh in favor of detention. Defendant is charged with three felonies and faces up to 20 years imprisonment\u2026\u201d https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.230265/gov.uscourts.dcd.230265.14.0_1.pdf\u00a0\u2026pic.twitter.com/2G0c5DsuWY— Ryan J. Reilly (@Ryan J. Reilly) 1640661299
\u201cIf I\u2019m wrong, so be it, bro. I don\u2019t care. I don\u2019t give a shit about being wrong.\u201d \u2014 Chris Quaglin\u2019s attorney https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tucker-carlson-capitol-attack-jan-6-rally-runner_n_61afb97de4b01fcf12b89bd9\u00a0\u2026.— Ryan J. Reilly (@Ryan J. Reilly) 1640662532
Should mention that back in June, the circuit panel of Henderson (Bush 1), Wilkins (Obama), and Rao (Trump) upheld Quaglin\u2019s pretrial detention: \u201che discharged MK-9 OC spray at police officers, including directly into the unprotected face of one officer.\u201d https://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/judgments.nsf/701E090AC6246EA4852586FE004A56A7/$file/21-3028-1903708.pdf\u00a0\u2026pic.twitter.com/plNh3SarSB— Ryan J. Reilly (@Ryan J. Reilly) 1640667563
