America’s favorite transgender airport luggage thief and former Biden Energy Department official is back in the news again. Sam Brinton, who is accused of stealing thousands of dollars in custom fashion clothing from designer Asya Khamsin, had the fancy clothing seized from his home following his third arrest on airport theft charges. The clothing has now been returned to Ms. Khamsin by the police, delivered in sealed evidence bags. I first noticed this story when James Woods tweeted about it yesterday.

“Brinton faced up to 15 years total for the two alleged thefts. However, in both cases, the presiding judges ruled jail time wasn't necessary.” https://t.co/yPMBuBgRvq

— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) September 20, 2023

While confirming that the clothes had been returned, officials noted that photographs of the evidence had been “retained for prosecution.” That should give us a hint as to where this story is heading next. (Fox News)

Police returned articles of clothing to a Tanzanian fashion designer they obtained while executing a search warrant of disgraced ex-Department of Energy (DOE) official Sam Brinton’s home.

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) Police Department confirmed the clothes were returned to Asya Khamsin, who has alleged Brinton publicly wore clothing she designed, but which was in her bag she reported missing at Ronald Reagan National Airport years ago. In May, MWAA police officers executed a search warrant in connection with the case at Brinton’s Maryland residence.

“The MWAA Police Department can confirm we returned the victim’s property and police retained photos of the evidence for prosecution,” MWAA spokesperson Crystal Nosal told Fox News Digital in a statement Tuesday.

As Woods reminds us, this will be Brinton’s third time going before a judge for the same type of crime. The first time he was let off with a suspended sentence and a fine, which is probably understandable. He had no priors and the total value of the stolen goods wasn’t outrageously high. The second time he showed up in court, he did have a prior conviction, and as a repeat offender, you’d think the court might have gone a bit harder on him. But he still got off with entering a diversionary program, paying a fine, and doing some community service.

Something tells me that the third time won’t be a charm for Brinton, however. Two prior convictions for the same crime should be more than prosecutors are willing to tolerate. And the haul in this case was worth a lot. That designer fashionwear was literally unique and it’s hard to put a value on it, but her other work fetches a stiff price. (She claims that after Brinton used the clothes, they are now “not wearable nor saleable.”)

And it’s not as if the prosecutor won’t have what is effectively an open and shut-case. He was literally caught red-handed with the goods in his house. He posted pictures online of himself “modeling” the clothes. And as far as I can recall, he’s never even tried to deny having done it. How much more would they need? And more to the point, how will the judge handle the sentencing phase assuming he either pleads guilty or is found guilty at trial?

Brinton may have worked briefly in the Biden administration, but I get the feeling that he’s not going to be getting the Hunter Biden treatment. Under a worst-case scenario (for him), he could be looking at fifteen years in prison or more. I still doubt that he’ll take the maximum sentence, but it would be a serious miscarriage of justice if they just let him skate again. So assuming they don’t, the next obvious question is whether they would send him to a men’s prison or a women’s prison. If the latter, he could still conceivably be a danger to the female inmates. (He was allegedly married to a woman at one point.) But if he’s sent to a men’s facility, I would advise that he ditch the makeup, wear a regular male prison jumpsuit, and keep his head down. Otherwise, things might not go well for Sam on the inside.