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WiseElder

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Sat Sep 4, 2021, 03:51 PM Sep 2021

'Q Shaman' Jacob Chansley Pleads Guilty In Jan. 6 Attack, Could Face Months Behind Bars

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Source: Talking Points Mem0

In an interview with TPM in May, Watkins — who pursued media spectacle as part of his client’s defense — also cited Chansley’s mental state.

“A lot of these defendants — and I’m going to use this colloquial term, perhaps disrespectfully — but they’re all fucking short-bus people,” he said. “These are people with brain damage, they’re fucking retarded, they’re on the goddamn spectrum.”

“But they’re our brothers, our sisters, our neighbors, our coworkers — they’re part of our country. These aren’t bad people, they don’t have prior criminal history. Fuck, they were subjected to four-plus years of goddamn propaganda the likes of which the world has not seen since fucking Hitler.”

Read more: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/q-shaman-jacob-chansley-pleads-guilty-in-jan-6-attack-could-face-months-behind-bars



I don't think any lawyer has EVER done a better job describing his client's state of mind.
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