Capitol rioter claims he was ‘duped’ by Trump, lawyer says

Lawyer for Anthony Chansley, the so-called QAnon Shaman who has taken to social media for his extravagant outfit during the Capitol riot, blames the former President TrumpDonald Trump McCarthy says he told Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene he did not agree with his articles of impeachment against Biden Biden, Trudeau agreed to meet next month Trump was planning to oust acting AG to overturn Georgia election results: PLUS report for the involvement of his client.

“He deeply regrets not only having been duped by the president, but having been in a position where he allowed this deception to enable him to make decisions that he should not have taken,” he said. Chansley’s attorney Al Watkins told NBC’s Missouri-affiliated television station KSDK.

Chansley, also known as Jake Angeli, has been arrested January 9 for his role in the riot. At the time, Chansley told NBC News he saw nothing wrong with his actions.

The lawyer blames months of Trump’s electoral fraud conspiracy theories for the riot and his client’s actions.

“Let’s roll the tape. Let’s roll the months of lies, misrepresentation and horrid insinuations and hyperbolic speeches from our president meant to ignite, enrage, motivate,” Watkins told the KSDK. “What is really curious is the reality that our president, in a public way, invited these people, as president, to go down to the Capitol with him.”

Chansley went viral after the riot for wearing horns and fur and an American flag. He reportedly left a threatening note for the former vice president Mike penceMichael (Mike) Richard PenceTrump planned to oust Acting AG to overturn Georgia election results: Trump’s actions show why Congress must pass law for the Cheney people tests Trump’s grip on the GOP after the presidency LEARN MORE.

Trump has peddled conspiracy theories that the 2020 presidential election results were fraudulent and that he was the winner. He also invited supporters to Washington, DC on January 6 to support him in a protest.

Trump told his supporters to march to Capitol Hill, where Congress certified the electoral college votes, but he never said barge in or put people in danger. However, he called the rioters “special people” in a video the same day.

Chansley has been involved in numerous protests in Arizona, where he was pictured wearing a ‘Q sent me’ sign, referencing the far-right Qanon conspiracy theory that claims Trump is fighting an underground satanic pedophile ring within the federal government.

Some rioters were hoping for a presidential pardon before Trump stepped down, but none of them got one. There have been over 100 arrests, with more to come as the FBI continues to investigate the matter.