Person of record
Lexi Negin
Federal Defender (former) · Eastern District of California Federal Defender (Sacramento)
Sean McHugh's first federal defender, based in Sacramento. Named in McHugh's pro se ineffective-assistance-of-counsel brief (j6s30 series) as having self-identified as a BLM supporter and as having told McHugh "if I were black it would be considered assault." Pattern-evidence relevant to Ryan's broader claim of federal defender hostility toward J6 clients.
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Evidence on file
3 documents on file
Co-detainee3 documents
Corroborating witness statements and letters from fellow January 6 detainees.
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Sean McHugh — pro se ineffective assistance brief (caption + Lexi Negin / Maria Jacob narrative)
Caption page of Sean Michael McHugh’s pro se Ineffectiveness of Counsel brief, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Magistrate No. 1:21-MJ-436, labeled "Brief Outline to go into more detail later." Narrative begins by describing first federal defender Lexi Negin (Sacramento) telling him she is a BLM supporter, that if he were black this would be considered assault, and warning him not to fire Maria Jacob "once out in DC." Both Negin and Jacob waived his 30-day indictment rights; Lexi insisted Sacramento judges are "podunk hillbillies" and only DC "do findings." At his 2nd detention hearing, Maria "went out of her way to implicate my guilt without conferring with me."
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Sean McHugh — earlier draft IAC brief (Lexi Negin BLM, DUI/alcoholism, 2nd detention hearing)
Earlier draft (page 1) of Sean McHugh’s ineffective-assistance brief. Top margin: "from the start Lexi told me to admit to alcoholism since I have a DUI." Body alleges federal defender Lexi Negin said she was a BLM supporter, said if he were black it would be considered assault, and warned him not to fire Maria Jacob "in DC else I would look really bad implying I would look racist." Negin told him to exhaust his next detention hearing with Jacob because Sacramento judges are "podunk hillbillies" and DC courts "actually do findings." During 2nd detention hearing, Jacob said things to implicate his guilt without consulting him, told him beforehand to "sit down, shut up and just smile." He felt humiliated.
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Sean McHugh — pro se IAC brief (cont.) re: DA from Utah / Lexi Negin trip / waived speedy trial
Continuation of pro se IAC brief with margin annotation noting Maria Jacob waived his time on the 30th day of incarceration absent indictment. Alleges Jacob ran the DA’s PowerPoint at the detention hearing when prosecution’s wouldn’t open — "clearly indicating a conflict of interest and thus virtue signaling she’s playing ball on his team." Notes the DA is from Utah and that prior counsel Lexi Negin traveled to Utah for a week during transition of representation. References July 24 hearing where Maria said she had to waive time because she was not ready and government needed more time, and July 11 conversation about motions she promised to handle.