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.”
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“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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His statements also had me believing the election was stolen from him,” Miller said.
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The visual image that comes to mind as I consider this ‘obviously honest reaction’ is the one of the streets packed with those wailing and crying as Kim Jung Il’s casket passes by...
Nothing suspicious there...
False flag much?
All the prosecuter needs to do is just ask what exactly was Trumps orders? Did he say harm people? Did he say to storm the Capital? When did he say it? Then throw him in jail.
Put the ASSHAT under oath with Jim Jordan and Ted Cruz questioning him he will fold like a deck chair!!!
Fake, fake, fake. Why would a Trump supporter want AirheadOCommie dead?
The riot started over a mile away 10 mins at least before he finished his speech. What Trumpster would leave his biggest speech early?
The capital was actually breached 10 minutes after his hour and a half speech STARTED not ended!!{
Are you sure, who would travel hours or days to get to his speech and leave early to see the capitol? Only people who didn’t want to hear his speech anyway which were Antifa and BLM.
EXACTLY that is WHY this was planned by people who were NOT Trump supporters!!
I don’t think I’d come back to Texas.......POS
He looks like he’d be right at home in Seattle or Portland!
I call nonsense; ANTIFA plant.
Saving your punk ass.
Who in the world made him say that?
“Help us out here. Avoid 5 years in federal prison, etc.”
PING!
To a person, not one of them would utter the statements this guy is making. I call BS.
Sounds like a complete setup to me.
Sure sounds like a hostage statement.
“Slimy lawyer, slimy client.”
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Yep... and that’s the best that can be said of the. Following Trump’s orders, my ass!
It was obviously planned by Barak and Nancy who thought his speech would start an hour earlier but he was late trying to change Pence’s mind.
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