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Storming Capitol was 'really stupid,' Oath Keeper testifies

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A member of the far-right militia the Oath Keepers on Wednesday said it was a “really stupid” decision to storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, saying she was fed a “steady diet” of conspiracy theories and became “just another idiot” in the mob that day.
Published 4 months ago · Washington, United States

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Oath Keepers defendant compares storming of U.S. Capitol to 'Black Friday'

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON - A member of the far-right Oath Keepers told a jury on Wednesday that she got "swept up" in the moment when she stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, comparing it to the same feeling shoppers get on Black Friday when they rush to buy flat-screen televisions. In at times emotional testimony, Jessica Watkins admitted to some of the crimes she is charged

4 months ago·United Kingdom
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'Another idiot running around': Oath Keeper describes Jan. 6 regret in surprise testimony

Watkins attributed her views at the time to a "steady diet" of the right-wing show InfoWars and its host, Alex Jones.

4 months ago·United States
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Storming Capitol was 'really stupid,' Oath Keeper testifies

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Ohio bar owner who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a military-style stack formation with fellow members of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group told jurors Wednesday that it was a “really stupid" decision, saying she got swept up in what seemed to be a "very American moment."

4 months ago·United States
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In surprise testimony, Oath Keeper apologizes for going into the Capitol on January 6

In a raw and emotional testimony on Wednesday, Jessica Watkins, a member of the Oath Keepers on trial for seditious conspiracy, recounted being dragged into the conspiratorial underbelly of the internet and how she believed she was acting like an American patriot on January 6, 2021.

4 months ago·Atlanta, United States
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Storming Capitol was 'really stupid,' Oath Keeper testifies

A former Ohio bar owner who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a military-style stack formation with fellow members of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group has testified that it was a “really stupid” decision

4 months ago·Washington, United States
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Oath Keeper says she was "another idiot" inside Capitol on Jan. 6, but did not plan to obstruct Congress

Jessica Watkins apologized for her conduct toward police during her surprise testimony in the seditious conspiracy trial.

4 months ago·New York, United States
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