Even more, the plea talks are the first and farthest along of any Capitol Riot defendant. On Jan. 6, supporters of former President Trump attacked the historic Washington, D.C., meeting place of the U.S. Congress. Rioters forcibly breached security in failed attempt to prevent the Electoral College certification of Joe Biden's 2020 election victory. More than 300 of the insurrectionists have since been charged with crimes.
But only Schaffer has gotten to this stage in a plea bargain agreement. Still, the fact that the public even knows Schaffer's cooperating with the government is only due to a recent court filing being accidentally made public, BuzzFeed News reported.