A judge denies the release of self-described ‘QAnon Shaman’ Jacob Chansley before the trial and calls his recent ’60 Minutes Plus’ interview – in which he claims Capitol police officers blew him up in the building on January 6 – a extensive ‘advertising stunt’ is organized to benefit a notorious hunger defender.
Senior Judge Royce C. Lamberth, who acquired Chansley, who gained widespread recognition after storming the Capitol without shirts, with face paint, a bear skin and a horny headdress, remained in jail. for the District of Columbia on Tuesday.
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Lamberth, who was appointed by former Republican President Ronald Reagan, harassed Chansley over his prison interview with Laurie Segall, ’60 Minutes Plus’ correspondent, arguing that such teleconferencing privileges should be used privately between the defendant and his lawyer.
“Such media appearances are undoubtedly conducive to the fame of the defense,” Lamberth wrote. “But they are not at all conducive to an argument that the only way defense can communicate privately with its client is if the accused is temporarily released.”
“Given the defense’s decision to use a confidential video conference on a media publicity stunt, the argument is so frivolous that it insults the court’s intelligence.”
FILE – On this Wednesday, January 6, 2021 file photo, supporters of President Donald Trump, including Jacob Chansley, centrally wearing fur and horn hat, are confronted by Capitol police officers outside the Senate Hall inside the Capitol in Washington. A video showed Chansley leading others in a prayer inside the Senate. (AP Photo / Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Lamberth also ruled that the “six-foot pole with a metal spear attached to the top” that Chansley slammed into the floor of the Senate chamber, “is undoubtedly a dangerous weapon”, and rejected lawyer Albert Watkins’ argument that the object a flagpole with an ornament on its tip.
“Like a knife, it is inherently dangerous. Both objects have a sharp point designed to inflict damage by piercing or piercing,” Lamberth wrote. “On top of that, a spear can inflict wounds on those who stab and stab at a distance, making it even more effective as an offensive weapon than a knife.”
According to authorities, Chansley was allegedly one of the first people to force into the Capitol building on January 6, disobeying the orders to leave, refusing a request from an officer to use Chansley’s bullhorn to tell rioters to to leave the Senate, and Pence called a traitor and wrote a note to the then vice president: “It’s just a matter of time, justice comes.”
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Lamberth also rejects the defense’s argument that the letter was merely a written prayer.
“By reading the note in the context of the defendant’s earlier promotion to the execution of ‘traitors’, the view that the accused is violating the Capitol is invalidated simply for making a peaceful, political comment on the Senate Diary, wrote the judge.
“The fact that the accused attributes his actions to President Trump on January 6 does little to convince the court that the accused will not act in the same or similar manner again,” Lamberth continued. “In fact, in his 60-minute + interview, the defendant said he did not regret his loyalty to former President Trump.”
Lamberth also denied Chansley’s release over remarks made by his mother, Martha Chansley, who claimed in a separate interview that her son had been ‘accompanied to the Senate’ on January 6. Chansley’s association with the QAnon conspiracy movement also makes him a flight risk, the judge said.
“During the detention hearing before Magistrate Fine, the government presented evidence indicating that the accused is a leader and mascot of ‘QAnon’, a group that preaches conspiracy theories and has become widely known in recent months,” the statement said. . to Chansley’s previous detention trial in Arizona before his transfer to Washington, DC “Given his prominent position in this group, the government argued, the accused could ‘quickly raise large sums of money for travel through non-traditional sources’.”
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Chansley, who calls himself the ‘QAnon Shaman’ and has long been a contender at Trump rallies, unsuccessfully sought out former President Donald Trump. He apologized in February, saying he was wrong because he entered the Capitol building on January 6th.
He pleaded not guilty to two counts of felony criminal mischief and four counts of misconduct. Chansley also made headlines after a judge approved a request that he be given organic food in prison to honor his religious beliefs. He is being held in Washington, DC after being released from a prison in Arizona after his initial arrest.