Scott Charney, the 34-year-old left wing protester, admitted in court on Tuesday for his plot to disrupt an inaugural ball for Trump supporters, dubbed the “DeploraBall,” with an acid attack at the venue.
The anti-Trump protester pleaded guilty in D.C. superior court to conspiracy to commit assault, which is a misdemeanor, inside the National Press Club building, where the DeploraBall was held. Charney will get no jail time and instead will have his criminal record expunged if he performs 48 hours of community service.
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Colin Dunn and Paul “Luke” Kuhn have also pleaded guilty and received the same sentences as part of a plot of DisruptJ20.
Project Veritas, the investigative journalist publication led by James O’Keefe, released a statement after the rulings. They dug up the plot and exposed it to the FBI and local authorities to ensure the DeploraBall would continue unencumbered.
O’Keefe believes justice was not served.
BREAKING: AntiFa thugs Luke Kuhn and Colin Dunn from @DisruptJ20 pled GUILTY to assault charges. Charney expected to plea 3/7/17. #Veritas pic.twitter.com/nOtKWQMrow
— James O’Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) March 2, 2017
Once again, justice has not been served. Scott Charney was given 48 hours of community service today. #DisruptJ20 pic.twitter.com/ytEtfWB5Cs
— Project Veritas (@Project_Veritas) March 7, 2017
Charney, Dunn, and Kuhn were able to get off with a lighter sentence because they “did not want to hurt any person or eventgoer, but rather discussed only plans to disrupt the event.”
Meanwhile, conservative students at Kellogg Community College spent more jail time for distributing constitutions to other students than Charney, Dunn, and Kuhn.
