QAnon-Backer Becomes Yoga-Lover for Lawyers Defending Rioters
- Defense lawyers hoping to combat public horror over siege
- Scanning social media for evidence to fight criminal charges
The protester who wore horned coyote-skin headdress to the Capitol riot, is one of the most recognizable faces of the Jan. 6 siege by supporters of former president Donald Trump.
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Jacob Chansley, the QAnon adherent who wore a horned coyote-skin headdress to the Capitol riot, is one of the most recognizable faces of the Jan. 6 siege by supporters of former president Donald Trump. Chansley was photographed standing at the Senate dais Mike Pence had deserted moments earlier, and authorities say he left the former vice president a threatening note.
Chansley’s notoriety has prompted his St. Louis attorney, Albert Watkins, to attempt an audacious legal feat: to redefine a far-right activist dressed in Viking garb as a peace-loving yoga enthusiast.