'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.'
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.with six federal offenses in connection with the Capitol attack.
;“Judge John Bates, a GWB appointee, used the committee's findings to swat down a Jan. 6 defendant's contention that Trump's rally rhetoric led him to think he was permitted to go into the Capitol.\n\nTrump's "fight like hell" language did the opposite, Bates ruled.
Shortly before right-wing rioters invaded the Capitol last year and briefly delayed the certification of the 2020 presidential election results, Trump delivered a rally speech reiterating his "Big Lie" that the contest was stolen from him.Wednesday that "Trump's words only encourage those at the rally to march to the Capitol—nothing more—and do not address legality at all."
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