Tampa-area crane operator Paul Hodgkins on Wednesday admitted to obstructing the Electoral College vote on January 6, becoming the first defendant to plead guilty without substantially helping prosecutors with the larger, sprawling ongoing investigation. He had initially been charged in February.
The plea deal that Hodgkins’ attorney made with prosecutors, how it came together and what happens at Hodgkins’ sentencing may impact dozens of the more than 450 other Capitol riot defendants.
Patrick Leduc, Hodgkins’ defense attorney, told CNN on Wednesday that the Justice Department insisted his…
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