Judge Suggests Trump Asked Rally Crowd to Break Law

Federal judge says Trump may have signaled to supporters 'to do something more' than just protest

For the first time a federal judge has cited the house Jan. 6  committee's final report since it was made public last week, ruling Wednesday that then-President Trump's remarks to a crowd on Jan. 6 telling them to "fight like hell" could have signaled to his supporters that he wanted them "to do something more" than just protest. In a court order in the case against Jan. 6 defendant Alexander Sheppard, U.S. District Judge John Bates rejected the

'They were not misled': Federal judge suggests Donald Trump 'encouraged' Capitol rioters to break the law

A federal judge on Wednesday rejected a January 6 defendant's claim that then-President Donald Trump's exhortation to march to the U.S. Capitol on the day of the deadly right-wing attack should shield the alleged insurrectionist from legal responsibility for his actions.Alex Sheppard, 22, of Ohio is charged with six federal offenses in connection with the Capitol attack. He has pleaded not guilty to all of them, arguing that he believed Trump or…

Trump may have urged Jan. 6 rioters to break law: Judge

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump breach the Capitol in Washington. Prosecutors secured the first guilty plea in the major case brought against members of the Oath Keepers extremist group in the attack on the U.S. Capitol, while an Indiana woman who became first person to be sentenced for the Jan. 6 riot avoided time behind bars. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) John Minchillo/AP Trum…

Citing Jan. 6 Panel, US Judge Suggests Trump Urged Supporters to Break Law

"Trump's instruction in his speech to, for instance, 'fight like hell'... could signal to protesters that entering the Capitol and stopping the certification would be unlawful."

Judge says Trump may have been urging supporters to 'do something more' than protest on Jan. 6

A judge indicated that Trump's "fight like hell" remarks on Jan. 6 could have signaled to supporters that he wanted them "to do something more" than protest.

Judge Suggests Trump Asked Rally Crowd to Break Law

“The Jan. 6 select committee’s finding that Donald Trump lured followers to storm the Capitol does not absolve them of legal responsibility for their actions, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, the first opinion to cite the congressional panel’s criminal referrals of the former president,” Politico reports. “U.S. District Court Judge John Bates cited the select committee’s report and criminal referrals to swat down a Jan. 6 defendant’s claim that …