A federal judge in D.C. delivered a scathing rebuke of former Pres. Trump and expressed dismay over the state of American politics just moments after a jury found a defendant charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot guilty on all charges.
"I have a concern that we have, unfortunately, American citizens who were so gullible that they were willing to accept what was being said without any proof that the allegations about the election had any merit whatsoever," Walton said."People are just outraged at how they feel our system is not taking seriously what happened on that day because of their fear of the future of this country.
Rather than seeking to dispute the allegations against him -- that he joined the pro-Trump mob in storming the Capitol and stole a bottle of bourbon and a coat rack from the Senate parliamentarian's office, Thompson instead sought to place responsibility for his actions on Trump and his speech on the Ellipse where he urged his followers to march on the Capitol.
Speaking directly to the jury, Dreher said,"you can be mad about what happened that day, you can think what President Trump did was wrong, you can think that what he said that day led them to go do what they did."President Donald Trump speaks as his supporters cheer at the"Stop The Steal" Rally in Washington, Jan. 06, 2021.
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