The lawyer representing the so-called ‘QAnon Shaman’, who stormed the US Capitol in a bizarre move, says President Trump should forgive his client before leaving office next week.
Attorney Al Watkins said his client, Jacob Chansley, 33, was acting at Trump’s invitation when he and others entered the Capitol on January 6, when Congress formally began counting the votes of the Electoral College to elect the president. Joe Biden to ratify.
“The words and invitation of a president are supposed to mean something,” Watkins said in a statement to the Kansas City Star.
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Supporters of President Donald Trump will be confronted on January 6, 2021 by U.S. Capitol police officers outside the Senate chamber inside the Capitol in Washington. Jacob Anthony Chansley, the Arizona man with the painted face and a horned fur hat, was recorded. supervision Saturday. (AP Photo / Manuel Balce Ceneta, file)
Chansley “took President Trump’s countless messages seriously,” he added.
“Like tens of millions of other Americans, Chansley – for the first time in his life – feels as if his voice is being heard.”
Chansley, who also has the names Jake Angeli or QAnon Shaman, went viral for the wild outfit during the riot, which includes a hairy hat and red, white and blue face paint.
The shirtless conspiracy theorist also swung a spear on which an American flag hung when he showed himself at the scene of the US Senate.
“His attire is in line with his long Shaman beliefs,” his lawyer said.
Chansley surrendered on Saturday and faces charges of disorderly conduct, violent intrusion and illegal traffic in confined spaces within the Capitol grounds.
Watkins said his client summoned himself in a “peaceful and compliant manner” during the siege, which left five dead, including a police officer.
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“He was unarmed. He was not violent. He was not destructive” – and deserves mercy from the outgoing Commander-in-Chief, the lawyer said.
“It would be appropriate and honorable for the President to forgive Mr. Chansley and other like-minded, peaceful individuals who accept the President’s invitation with honorable intentions,” Watkins said.
Meanwhile, Chansley is being held in a federal lockdown in Phoenix, Arizona while awaiting Washington’s charges for his role in the uprising.
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A judge recently ruled that Chansley should be allowed to get organic food in accordance with his strict shaman diet behind bars after refusing to eat anything else.