The JustPod is a podcast of the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section, hosted by Justin Danilewitz and Geonard Butler. This episode features a discussion with defense counsel Rocco Cipparone and Angie Levy.
What was it like to defend clients in prosecutions arising out of events at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021? Following the events at the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, the federal government initiated one of the largest investigations and prosecutions in American See more +
The JustPod is a podcast of the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section, hosted by Justin Danilewitz and Geonard Butler. This episode features a discussion with defense counsel Rocco Cipparone and Angie Levy.
What was it like to defend clients in prosecutions arising out of events at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021? Following the events at the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, the federal government initiated one of the largest investigations and prosecutions in American history, ultimately charging nearly 1,600 defendants. Those charges resulted in about 1,270 convictions (most, for misdemeanor offenses).
Upon entering Office on January 21, 2025, President Trump fulfilled a campaign promise in granting clemency to these defendants—pardoning or commuting the sentences of those convicted, and ordering the dismissal, by the U.S. Department of Justice, of remaining pending cases.
Rocco Cipparone and Angie Levy are two well-regarded and respected members of the Philadelphia and New Jersey criminal defense communities who had a front-row seat to the January 6 prosecutions through their representation of clients in January 6 trials held in federal court in Washington, D.C. See less -
