Rioters blame their actions on 2020 election misinformation

Defense for some Capitol rioters: election misinformation - Sentinel Colorado

"I kind of sound like an idiot now saying it, but my faith was in him," defendant Anthony Antonio said, speaking of Trump. Antonio said he wasn't interested in politics before pandemic boredom led him to conservative cable news and right-wing social media. "I think they did a great job of convincing people."

Lawyers for alleged Capitol rioters to blame election misinformation, conspiracy theories

Multiple lawyers defending individuals accused of participating in the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot are blaming misinformation and conspiracy theories for their clients' actions, hoping it will inspire sympathy.

Defense for some rioters: Misinformation

By David Klepper associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Falsehoods about ...

Defense for some Capitol rioters: election misinformation

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Falsehoods about the election helped bring insurrectionists to the Capitol on Jan. 6, and now some who are facing criminal charges for their actions during the riot hope their gullibility might save them or at least engender some sympathy.Lawyers for at least three defendants charged in connection with the violent siege tell The Associated Press that they will blame election misinformation and conspiracy theories, much of it p…

Capitol rioters blame conservative media misinformation for hoodwinking them into Jan. 6: report

Several lawyers for Jan. 6 rioters told the AP they're blaming right-wing misinformation for their clients' actions

Defense for some Capitol rioters: election misinformation