Posted on 01/25/2021 5:30:00 PM PST by lowbridge
A Texas man charged with invading the Capitol and threatening Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Monday that he was effectively following then-President Donald Trump’s orders when he joined a mob that stormed Congress on Jan. 6.
Garret Miller also apologized to Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., for writing “Assassinate AOC” in a Twitter post. He said he would be willing to testify to Congress or in a trial about the riot.
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MIller is one of dozens of people charged with participating in the riot, which began shortly after Trump held a rally outside the White House, where he urged supporters to pressure Congress to reject the election of Joe Biden as president.
In a statement released by defense attorney Clinton Broden, Miller said he had been motivated by Trump’s false claims about having been cheated out of reelection by ballot fraud and said, “I am ashamed of my comments.”
U.S. could be headed for an era of increased political violence: Hayden Center
“I was in Washington, D.C. on January 6, 2021, because I believed I was following the instructions of former President Trump and he was my president and the commander-in-chief. His statements also had me believing the election was stolen from him,” Miller said.
“Nevertheless, I fully recognize Joe Biden is now the President of the United States and that the election is over. Donald Trump is no longer president and I would not have any reason to continue to follow his lead.”
“While I never intended to harm Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez nor harm any members of the Capitol police force, I recognize that my social media posts were completely inappropriate. They were made at a time when Donald Trump had me believing that an American election was stolen,” he said.
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The Q shaman is claiming the same thing as is the lady that took the private jet to DC.
This guy was probably a plant in the first place .
What did Rudy say in his remarks at the January 6, 2021 event? Could any of Rudy’s comment be taken the wrong way? Just curious.
Insurrectionists were following Trump's orders.
Now this guy was also "following Trump's orders."
Think we just found the House Democrats' prosecution strategy.
The Vietnamese used to make POWs say stuff like this.
Very obviously Antifa through and through. I want to see his picture from the Capital. I will bet he was in all black with a helmet, black bandana over his face, and at least one weapon in his hand, and probably flying a huge Trump flag too.
You are not kidding anybody, jackwipe. We know you were an Antifa plant.
>>He said he was willing to testify before congress.
Monica Lewinsky and both Clintons have lied to Congress.
So did Squeaky Fraud when she tried to smear Justice Kavanaugh.
The projection is strong with this one.
This “lawyer” is trying to curry favor with a liberal jury
>>It on video, the whole world heard what Trump said
“Moderators” were still lying about what Donald Trump said about Charlottesville at the 2020 debates (plural) and on top of that completely ignored his appropriate remarks that the Left would come for statues of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson and they did in 2020.
I wonder how fat his bank account became lately...
Suicide by garbage disposal?
Bet he voted for clinton (’92, ‘96), obama (’08,’12), clinton (’16), and Beijing Joe Biden.
The sad part of the last 5 years.. there are too many who don’t know squat and the media fills their brain with lies.. and they repeat it.. and its almost impossible to change that kind of mind.
I call it perceived opinion and surface opinion.. they dont get past the personality or hair.. to look at what Trump has accopusw
I call total bs on this. A friend of mine and his family of 4 attended the gathering on January 6th. For the most part, tens of thousands were peaceful and attentive of Trump. A small contingent, separate from the main body and already positioned at the Capital before Trump ended his speech, went into the Capital. What transpired is debatable as those in attendance feel this was a false flag event, possibly started by Antifa and aided by Capital Police and other government agencies. Yes, some peaceful attendees were caught up in the moment and followed inside. They now face charges disproportionate to any placed against rioters in our major cities over the summer. I fume as I read reports referring to the entire body as rioters or an angry mob intent on storming the Capital, especially since some of the major criticism comes from representatives, clergy, or organizations which should be more discerning in their reporting. In the very least I would expect them to qualify the offenders as a small contingent or at least drop the inflammatory adjectives used by the MSM.
I had a friend once who told me minimum security prisons are no laughing matter.
He said on day one, either become someones (girlfriend) or kick someone’s (Romney).
More kabuki theatre.
Has any of those professional photographers seen inside the capital been charged too?
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