Posted on 05/07/2021 10:19:46 AM PDT by sevinufnine
An attorney for a capitol rioter who allegedly stole an officers gas mask and stormed the Capitol building through a broken window says that his client's participation in the deadly January 6 riots was a result of watching too much Fox News, a condition he dubbed 'Foxitis.' Anthony Antonio's attorney, Joseph Hurley, says that the 27-year-old spent all his free time watching the conservative news network after the was laid off due to COVID. 'He became hooked with what I call Foxitus or Foxmania and became interested in the political aspect and started believing what was being fed to him,' Hurley told U.S. Magistrate Judge Robin M. Meriweather on Thursday. Hurley argued at a hearing that Antonio believed he was following Trump's orders to march on Washington and was participating in a patriotic movement to serve the United States. Antonio moved in with roommates in Chicago who were fans of Fox News and 'for the next approximate six months, Fox television played constantly,' Hurley said.
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The 'Foxitus' defense was laid out during a Zoom hearing on Thursday where Landon Copeland, 33, another alleged rioter who was waiting for his own hearing, interrupted Hurley multiple times, The Washington Post reported.
When Hurley mentioned 'Foxitis,' Copeland yelled, 'I object,' and other obscenities' that led to judge Meriweather to have him evaluated for mental competency.
Antonio attended the riots in a tactical bullet proof vest with a far-right 'Three Percenter' patch, a camouflage shirt and and had a tattoo of the words 'Carpe Diem' on his right wrist, according to an FBI affidavit.
On January 6, Antonio gave an interview with VDARE where a reporter asked ‘So you actually penetrated the Capitol Building?’ to which he replied ‘Yes, yes, we penetrated the Capitol Building.’
During the interview used a hand signal often used by Three Percenters, a far-right, anti-government militia group.
Antonio further elaborated on why he stormed the Capitol during the interview, citing election fraud.
‘So, in my opinion, man, and a lot of guys up there, we need to talk,’ he said. ‘We the People need to be heard. We’re done with false elections. We’re done with stealing the election. As you can see, Georgia, last night, as I was following, what happened? He was up two-thirty, and then he was down to two-twenty-five. You can’t lose votes. We wanted to talk to the people. You work for us.’
Foxitis??? Seriously???
Who in heck on a jury is gonna believe that one???
Oh, right, Twinkie defense. Never mind.
DANG!
Fox was part of the gaslighting by the Ministry of Propaganda that the election was legitimate.
“Fox-itis”? Really?
Tony-Tony needs a new lawyer if that’s the best defense he can come up with.
What about the rioters who fill up on MSDNC or CNN then go release their bile- violently?
This is one of the instances where I think the attorney should be beaten with sticks, in front of the jury, for 5 minutes. Then he should be told “Try again.”
Foxitis,eh?
Wouldn’t that make obsessive CNN watching CNNtitis?
I about spit out my drink when I saw that on DM. Here’s another one...WOKE-ITIS!. And hear-tell it’s deadly to the brain.....
And has reached epidemic status in the USA, especially in blue states.
Everyone knows this is a purely political persecution, that’s why the defense lawyers are all arguing ‘my client is really a good communist who is loyal to the regime, he was just temporarily bamboozled and brainwasher by the evil right”
Many who pass the bar exam are dumbasses.
He would be better off claiming GPitis.
CNNitis isn’t that bad, provided that the victim isn’t watching Joy Rwanda’s show.
Or is Joy Rwanda’s show on MSLSD? I’m so confused.
I’d vote to acquit based on FoxRot.
Well that seals it then. Anybody who has a Latin tattoo is obviously a Western Civ Supremest. Although when asked about the tat's meaning, Antonio replied, "Yeah, let the buyer beware."
Who knew “seize the day” was a rightwing code phrase?
Actually it was Fox News and Twinkies.
Fox wasn’t very conservative in that period...
So I guess Antifa and BLM suffer from Bidentitus.
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