An attorney for the 33-year-old man known as the “QAnon Shaman” who stormed the Capitol without a shirt on while wearing fur, horns, and carrying a spear said through his lawyer that he was “duped” by Donald Trump after the former president failed to pardon him. And quite a few of the other rioters have placed the blame at Trump’s feet. The lawyer for Jacob Chansley (aka QAnon Shaman), Al Watkins, said that his client was “horrendously smitten” by Trump. “He felt like he was betrayed by the president,” Watkins said.
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham took to Twitter to say that Chansley testifying would turn the trial into a “circus.”
I cannot think of a better way to turn the upcoming impeachment trial into a complete circus than to call the QAnon Shaman as a witness on anything.
https://t.co/0CJ1PfuvlA— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) January 29, 2021
Linds doesn’t appear to want any witnesses at Trump’s Senate impeachment hearing.
The House impeached President Trump without a witness.
If we open the witness door in the Senate there will be lots of witnesses requested on a variety of topics. And the trial will go for months, not days.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) January 29, 2021
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Twitter users weighed in.
The better way was not encouraging this asshole to storm the Capitol. Seems that better way escaped your best wisdom.
— Jeremy Newberger (@jeremynewberger) January 29, 2021
These are your and Trump’s people. You made them… and now they’re yours. Why would you try to silence them now?
— Jen (@jenminicooper) January 29, 2021
Weird how you don’t want to hear from one of your constituents.
— Rich Swinton 🇺🇸 (@RicoSuaveJD) January 29, 2021
Maybe we should call the GA Secretary of State and have him testify about your crimes as well.
— Miranda- #LindseyGrahamIsCorruptAF (@MirandaLBkr) January 29, 2021
Trump was impeached the second time for inciting the violent insurrection on January 6th. The delusional QAnon believers are Trump’s people. The former president refused to disavow QAnon cultists. What we all had to witness on Jan 6 was worse than a “circus.” It was a massive white nationalist hissy fit that resulted in five deaths and two police officers who committed suicide following the riots.
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