His attorney was cooperating with the Federal prosecutors; not advocating for his client.
That’s the problem with public defenders; you never know if they are actually acting on your behalf. Same is true even if you are paying them. Example #1 is General Flynn. His attorneys took all his money and did nothing for him. In fact, they were helping the prosecutors put Flynn in a position where Flynn believed he had no option other than to plead guilty to a crime that had never been successfully prosecuted and believed to be unconstitutional. Flynn’s attorneys could have had the charge dismissed within a month or two.
“His attorney was cooperating with the Federal prosecutors; not advocating for his client.”
Early on, someone (maybe Julie Kelly or MTG) reported that MOST of the prisoners’ attorneys are working against their clients. They verbally abuse them, say they’re guilty, etc.
Chansley’ lawyer was a piece of work.
I heard Nigel Farage of all people say this years ago in the US federal system they pile on charges and you need an expensive lawyer to defend yourself if you want to have any chance to beat the charges.
A day later, I saw a different attorney (Attorney B) on Tucker Carlson, and he described the situation differently--like you said, Attorney A did not have his client's best interests at heart. He should have insisted on seeing more evidence, especially if it helped to exonerate his client.