October 16 of 2020 seems a lifetime ago. The election hadn't yet happened, and the Happening Out Television Network produced a unique LGBTQ+ political debate here at Sunshine Cathedral. One of the stars of the debate was GOP activist and founder of #WalkAway, Brandon Straka.
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Queer News Tonight reported that Straka served as a speaker for an events leading up to the insurrection. In addition, he took part in the storming of the Capitol, which he filmed to be later posted online. When Queer News Tonight reported on this, he texted anchor Al Ferguson denying the events and claiming we were lying. During the assault on the building, Straka encouraged the masses to push past police and then later encouraged some to take a policeman's shield. He did not enter the Capitol building. He was later arrested and his social media videos and tweets were used against him by the prosecution. Straka signed a plea deal with prosecutors to provide information about the events of January 6. Though he has denied being an informant in various social media posts, according to his publicly available plea deal, Straka had to provide law enforcement agents with "copies of any social media accounts, postings, videos, or photos" that he still had access to as well as sit for an interview with law enforcement "regarding events in and around January 6, 2021." In exchange for this cooperation, prosecutors agreed to recommend a lighter sentence. After a series of delays, Brandon Straka was sentenced on Monday to three months of home detention wearing a GPS tracker as well as 36 months of probation. He was also ordered to pay $500 in restitution to the architect of the Capitol, a $5,000 fine, and sentenced to community service.
Gay Trump Insurrectionist Brandon Straka Threatened Queer News Tonight With Libel, Now He’s Convicted
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