In a final appearance on The Tennessee Star Report prior to entering the federal prison,
Parks told listeners that the “judicial elite” in Washington, D.C. wants to “stomp” him “down” to send a message to other January 6 defendants seeking to appeal their unjust conviction. “It’s like the more I talk to the media, the more I bring this to the attention of the public, the judicial elites in D.C. want to stop me down even more and hush me up,” said Parks. “It’s like they don’t want other defendants to feel emboldened or encouraged by it.”