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Watson was arrested in July on the U.S. Capitol steps and faces charges under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-10-13T12:25:27.871Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-13T05:01:50.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-13T12:25:27.871Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":60,"critic":65,"hype":45,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to named attorney; one full report and six digests; no independent outlets.","critic":"Fact kept separate from comment; specific figures, dates, places or names used.","hype":"Headline promises more than the body delivers; mild emphasis used."}},"tags":["#MilitaryJustice","#FreeSpeech","#Trump","#USPolitics","#CourtMartial"],"entities":["Jason Watson","Donald Trump","Christopher Mutimer","U.S. Capitol","Uniform Code of Military Justice"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Air Force Maj. Jason Watson is being held in solitary confinement 24 hours a day, his attorney stated.","Watson was arrested on July 1 on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, holding a sign calling for President Trump's impeachment.","He faces charges under three articles of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, including using contemptuous words against the president.","The government is proceeding with trying Watson at a general court-martial, the military's most serious trial level."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Air Force Maj. Jason Watson has been held in solitary confinement 24 hours a day since August, according to his attorney, Christopher Mutimer. Watson was arrested on July 1 on the steps of the U.S. Capitol while wearing his uniform and holding a sign that read \"Impeach. Convict. Remove.\" He had also spoken at a news conference calling for President Donald Trump's removal from office."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Watson was placed in pretrial confinement on August 18, the day after he repeated his criticisms in a CNN interview. Prosecutors have charged him under three articles of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, including Article 88, which prohibits officers from using contemptuous words against the president. The government is moving toward trying Watson at a general court-martial, the military's equivalent of a felony trial."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on confinement duration"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Military.com reported that Watson is being held in solitary confinement 24 hours a day, citing his attorney. Raw Story also stated that Watson has spent nearly two months alone in a cell, according to his lawyer. 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