Attorneys for the Proud Boys place blame for the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol on former President Trump during closing arguments in the seditious conspiracy trial.
Biggs' lawyer, Pattis, told jurors that"Jan. 6 was a perfect storm," and that Trump played a large role. If"the case of United States v. Donald J. Trump" is ever brought, Pattis said, the"fight like hell" quote would be"exhibit one." But Trump wasn't on trial, he said.
Defense attorney Nayib Hassan, representing Tarrio, also pointed the finger at Trump, saying the former president's anger caused what happened on Jan. 6, and reminding jurors that Trump said “fight like hell” or his supporters weren’t “going to have a country anymore.”Trump’s “stand back and stand by” callout to the groupHassan said Tarrio couldn’t have known what was going to happen at the Capitol from a “hotel in Baltimore,” where he was holed up on Jan. 6. .
He reminded jurors that Tarrio was in communication with a Metropolitan Police officer in the months leading up to Jan. 6, and even told the MPD official where he would be staying while in D.C. Why, Hassan asked, would Tarrio give an officer that information if he was going to commit sedition, one of the most serious crimes against the United States?Assistant U.S. Attorney Nadia Moore, during the government's rebuttal, said that this was more than just talk.
"Enrique Tarrio isn't being 'scapegoated' for Jan. 6, he 's being held accountable for the crimes he committed," Moore said after showing a video posted on Parler in which Tarrio stood in front of the Capitol building while masked."Premonition," he titled the video.
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