"QAnon Shaman" Argues He Was Only at the Capitol Riot Because Trump's Tweets Were an "Invitation"
The man who showed up to the attack on the U.S. Capitol in facepaint and a furry, horned headdress is arguing in court that he and the other rioters did no wrong because they were simply acting on an implied invitation from Donald Trump.
Jacob A. Chansley, aka Jake Angeli, aka the “QAnon Shaman,” is being represented by Al Watkins, the same lawyer who represented the McCloskeys, the St. Louis couple who pointed their guns at protesters last summer because even this stupid, terrible timeline has given up on trying to be original.
Watkins is seeking a pardon for Chansley from Donald Trump in his final days in office. After all, it was Trump’s words that brought Chansley to D.C., Watkins argues—the constant attacks on Mike Pence and Congress and state leaders across the country, and the constant declarations that people like Chansley needed to “fight” to keep Democrats from “stealing” the election. If Watkins was just listening to Trump, then Trump should pardon him, right?
“The words and invitation of a president are supposed to mean something,” Watkins said. “Given the peaceful and compliant fashion in which Mr. Chansley comported himself, it would be appropriate and honorable for the president to pardon Mr. Chansley and other like-minded, peaceful individuals who accepted the president’s invitation with honorable intentions.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/that-%e2%80%9cqanon-shaman%e2%80%9d-argues-he-was-only-at-the-capitol-riot-because-donald-trumps-tweets-were-an-%e2%80%9cinvitation%e2%80%9d/ar-BB1cNbe4?li=BBnbfcL
Not sure Trump can pardon him if his actions were what led to Trump's impeachment. None the less it Trump's invite does not excuse the rioters' behavior.
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-Laelth
