WorldNetDaily isn’t the only ConWeb outlet that trying to whitewash the offenses of participants in the Capitol riot. Michael Dorstewitz tried his hand at it in his April 8 column:
Any doubt that this Justice Department administers a 2-tier system of justice should have been cleared up last week in how it handled two separate cases.
On Thursday a Washington, D.C. jury found Rebecca Lavrez, a 71-year-old Colorado woman known as the “praying grandma,” guilty of all four federal misdemeanor offenses she was charged with.
The charges are all related to a 10-minute period she spent inside the Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021, during the Capitol Hill riot.
Throughout that brief period she didn’t damage any property, she didn’t take any “souvenirs,” she neither harmed nor threatened to harm any police officer or member of Congress.
Nope, she noticed that the Capitol Police were permitting other demonstrators to enter the building, so out of curiosity she followed them in.
Surveillance footage showed her entering the Rotunda, speaking with a Capitol Police officer, then leaving.
[…]Lavrenz got the moniker “praying grandma” because she was seen praying on the Capitol grounds for President Trump, and that members of Congress would vote wisely.
Of course, nobody accused Lavrenz of violent or destructive behavior. Unauthorized entry into the Capitol, however peacefully, is still a crime. As we pointed out when WND’s Jack Cashill tried to whitewash her case, Lavrenz continues to refuse to admit guilt and was fighting the charges. Indeed, after her conviction, Lavrenz was fully engaged in her own victimhood narrative, ranting: “They are trying to stop our voices, put fear in our hearts and take away inalienable rights given to us by God. But I will not let that happen to this praying great-grandma as long as I have breath.”
By contrast, Dorstewitz complained about delays in the case of Nicholas Roske, who is “accused of the attempted murder of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.” In fact, the firearm he brought with him outside Kavanaugh’s house was unloaded, and he turned himself in before he actually did anything. Still, Dorstewitz concluded by mischaracterizing the cases:
Apparently that’s how the Biden Justice Department operates.
If you’re a 26-year-old male who wants to murder Supreme Court justices that the administration, by and large, disagrees with, let’s give the kid a break.
But if you’re a 71-year-old grandmother who prays for your political opponent, let’s throw the book at her.
And this is what they call “the adults are back in charge”?
Actually, it’s highly unlikely that Lavrenz will do any prison time because she wasn’t violent, and Roske will more than likely do some prison time. But Dorstewitz is invested in portraying Lavrenz as a victim, so he must smear the entire justice system. And he doesn’t seem to understand that actual adults make sure the justice system works for all — something Dorstewitz doesn’t want when the accused holds the right ideology.