“He took seriously the countless messages of President Trump. He believed in President Trump. Like tens of millions of other Americans, Chansley felt — for the first time in his life — as though his voice was being heard. My client had heard the oft-repeated words of President Trump. The words and invitation of a president are supposed to mean something. Given the peaceful and compliant fashion in which Mr. Chansley comported himself, it would be appropriate and honorable for the president to pardon Mr. Chansley and other like-minded, peaceful individuals who accepted the president’s invitation with honorable intentions.” - His lawyer
I don’t think white hats throw their leader under the bus by lying to the news and saying he “invited” them inside the capitol. If he would have just asked for a pardon and said that he was peaceful, but got carried away in the moment, then I would understand. Trump asked people to march TO the capitol, not INTO the capitol.
I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt until he tried to blame Trump for his own actions that made Trump look bad. That statement from his lawyer will be used by the media every chance they get now. “Trump invited insurrectionists into the Capitol!”
“He took seriously the countless messages of President Trump. He believed in President Trump. Like tens of millions of other Americans, Chansley felt — for the first time in his life — as though his voice was being heard. My client had heard the oft-repeated words of President Trump. The words and invitation of a president are supposed to mean something. Given the peaceful and compliant fashion in which Mr. Chansley comported himself, it would be appropriate and honorable for the president to pardon Mr. Chansley and other like-minded, peaceful individuals who accepted the president’s invitation with honorable intentions.” - His lawyer
I don’t think white hats throw their leader under the bus by lying to the news and saying he “invited” them inside the capitol. If he would have just asked for a pardon and said that he was peaceful, but got carried away in the moment, then I would understand. Trump asked people to march TO the capitol, not INTO the capitol.
I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt until he tried to blame Trump for his own actions that made Trump look bad. That statement from his lawyer will be used by the media every chance they get now. “Trump invited insurrectionists into the Capitol!”
No worries. I seriously WAS giving him the benefit of the doubt in the beginning myself, so I understand. Lol