Texas J6 Defendant Says Federal Arrests Violated US Constitution

Trennis Evans says Americans have been illegally abducted by the federal government.

Evans, along with Weston Martinez, met with the Texas Attorney General’s Office on April 14, 2022, to discuss what Evans has described as a “usurpation of state’s rights”, and a “clear violation of Constitutional law”.

As the US Department of Justice moves forward in its increasingly gargantuan effort to seek out and prosecute those who walked into (and sometimes within the vicinity of) the Capitol on January 6, Evans’ battle has the potential to have far reaching consequences in hundreds of already-filed cases, as well as for the future of federal law enforcement itself.

The crux of his argument lies in the idea that absolute authority to make arrests was never specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution, rendering arrests made by federal agents in J6 cases illegal.

“The states never provided plenary power to the federal government to operate arrests in the states,” Evans explained in a phone interview on Tuesday, “the way it's supposed to work, and the way it typically works is you want somebody in the FBI to contact local law enforcement.”

Evans further explained how it’s typical for local authorities to make arrests in federal cases, before taking them before a magistrate, or another representative from their state, who then makes a ruling as to whether to release them into federal custody.

“That’s how it is supposed to work. It's clearly stated in the Constitution,” he explained, “In hundreds of years, these cases have been brought before the Supreme court and not one time has the Supreme court ever said, ‘Okay. Yep. You're right. The states don't have control over this. The Feds have that right, to just come in and do whatever they want’.”

Evans, who was also charged with crimes related to January 6th, plans to continue his fight for justice by filing sworn affidavits.  He hopes he has found a strong ally in Texas AG Ken Paxton.

“Interestingly enough, Ken Paxton will find himself in a conjoined position with this because the FBI also conducted an investigation into Ken Paxton's office,” Evans reasoned. “Show me where the FBI has power to conduct an investigation into State Attorney General’s Office. They have none. They've tainted an investigation that should have been handled by the state police. These are the legal facts.”

In his own case, Evans has already entered a guilty plea to a misdemeanor charge of “Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds”, but he says he won’t hesitate to voice his concerns about the constitutionality of his arrest.

He remains thankful for an unnamed “legal expert” who brought the matter to his attention.

“I didn't go out and study this and find this,” Evans said. “A legal expert came to us and pointed us in the right direction, saying‘here's the law. Here's how it lays out. These are the realities.’”

"I'm so thankful for this man who shall remain unnamed at this time,” Evans continued, “because he doesn't want more fallout in his life. He doesn't need it.  But for those of us that are already in this, who already have the world caving in on us, I'm willing to say it. I'm willing to stand up. I'm willing to ask the judge why this happened.”

With his sentencing scheduled to take place on May 31, 2022, Evans is encouraged by the activism he’s seen so far.  He is calling on more Americans to take a stand for their rights.

“I want to give them hope that we can still do this,” Evans said.  “Americans need to know that our Constitution still means something; that the oath of office and due process still mean something.  Americans need to know that our criminal justice system still works.”

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More about Treniss Evans can be found at condemnedusa.com


Shawn Bradley Witzemann (TMI)