Judge Should Ban Jan. 6 Probationer from ‘Extremist Media,’ Feds Argue

A Jan. 6 probationer should not only have his computer monitored for “disinformation” but must also be prevented from accessing “extremist media” content in order to protect the public from “dissemination of misinformation,” a federal prosecutor argues in a recent court filing. The U.S. Department of Justice did not originally ask senior U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton to order a probation agent to monitor Daniel Goodwyn’s computer, but it now fully supports the idea—with the addition of banning so-called “extremist media” propaganda. Mr. Goodwyn, 35, of San Francisco, “has used and continues to use social media and websites to encourage others to threaten police officers, fund-raise to commit his crimes, view extremist media, and endanger the public,” U.S. Department of Justice trial attorney Brian Brady alleged in a memo that argues for the computer monitoring....