La Derecha Diario The Twitter user whom Hillary Clinton had imprisoned has been released.
Douglas Mackey, the Twitter user who was imprisoned by Democrat Hillary Clinton, was released this Wednesday after his conviction was overturned
In a ruling issued this Wednesday, July 9, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York overturned the criminal conviction of Douglass Mackey, who was unjustly found guilty of spreading memes about Hillary Clinton during the 2016 election.
Mackey was arrested and brought to trial in March 2023 at the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Brooklyn). He was charged with one count of conspiracy against rights, based on the dissemination of memes on social media that led some users to believe they could vote for Clinton by sending a text message.
The message, which led some members of the social network to write "Text 'Hillary' to 59925," was posted under the alias "Ricky Vaughn," inspired by the character played by Charlie Sheen in the film Major League, and was seen by about 5,000 users.
The lower court convicted him, stating that Mackey had participated in a "conspiracy" to prevent people from exercising their right to vote and sentenced him to seven months in federal prison.
The appeals court's decision focused on a key point: although Mackey posted misleading content, there was no solid evidence that he had participated in a conspiracy with others.
Essentially, the judges held that, to convict for conspiracy, there must be proof of a conscious agreement between people to carry out an unlawful act.
Although the court acknowledged that Mackey may have intended to dissuade potential Hillary Clinton voters, which would violate civil rights, it was not demonstrated that there was a concerted plan with other individuals.
They noted that prosecutors could not prove that Mackey had been in direct contact or coordinated with other conspirators. The private chats presented as evidence were insufficient to demonstrate his active participation or even that he had read them.
As a result, the judges determined that there was no legal basis for the conspiracy conviction, so they ordered the lower court to issue a verdict of acquittal.
After the news broke, Mackey publicly celebrated the decision on his X account, writing "HALLELUJAH!" and expressing gratitude to God, his family, his wife, and his legal defenders. He also hinted that he planned to take legal action to fully challenge his conviction.
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