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14-04-2022, 01:00 PM
By JACQUES BILLEAUD
49 minutes ago
An Ohio man charged with storming the U.S. Capitol and stealing a coat rack testified that he joined thousands of protesters in ransacking the building last year on what he thought were orders from the president, Donald Trump.
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“It seems like everyone was attacking him (Trump). He needed someone to stand up for him, and I was trying to do that,” Thompson said.
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“If the president is giving you almost an order to do something, I felt obligated to do that,” Thompson testified.
https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege...081e2c47f7
49 minutes ago
An Ohio man charged with storming the U.S. Capitol and stealing a coat rack testified that he joined thousands of protesters in ransacking the building last year on what he thought were orders from the president, Donald Trump.
......
“It seems like everyone was attacking him (Trump). He needed someone to stand up for him, and I was trying to do that,” Thompson said.
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“If the president is giving you almost an order to do something, I felt obligated to do that,” Thompson testified.
https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege...081e2c47f7
