The participant in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol nicknamed the “QAnon Shaman” for his horned headdress argued through a lawyer on Tuesday that all Americans – and disinformation – are to blame for the deadly violence.
Jacob Chansley of Arizona is currently in federal custody awaiting trial on six criminal charges including violent entry and disorderly conduct.
He was one of hundreds of supporters of then-President Donald Trump who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 in an attempt to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s election. Five people including a Capitol Police officer died in the violence.
In a court filing seeking Chansley’s release from jail while h…
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