Attorney William Shipley, who is representing the former January 6 prisoner, submitted a bid for the court to withdraw and dismiss the case, saying the footage “would have been favorable to Mr. Chansley at sentencing,” according to POLITICO.

“Our main goal was to simply force the government to explain why video evidence was not timely produced during a period defendants like Jake were being detained in custody,” he said. “We still believe the government has not provided a sufficient justification in that regard.”

But U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth denied the motion in a 35-page opinion, saying Chansley’s claims “are without merit.”

“In fact, without Mr. Chansley’s apparently unequivocal acceptance of responsibility, the Court is confident that he would have received a higher sentence,” Lamberth wrote.

[Keep an eye on Shipley’s Substack for more commentary and developments. — Ed]