They resorted to violence to keep Donald Trump in office.
Now the most prominent face of the Capitol rioters has turned against Trump.
On January 6, 2021,
Donald Trump
is said
to have incited protesters in Washington DC to violence.
A
conspiracy theorist
who stormed the Capitol now surprisingly changes sides.
He had expected something different from Trump.
Washington DC - When a horde of
Trump supporters
stormed the U.S. Capitol
on January 6, 2021
, the face of
Jacob Anthony Chansley went
around the world.
The man, who also
uses
the name
Jake Angeli
, was in the front row when supporters of the elected president used
force to
gain access to
parliament
.
It was a crazy picture of a shirtless man, bison horns and a face painted, marching through the sanctuary of American politics.
For some he is the “shaman”, for others the “bison man” from the
Capitol
.
What is certain is that it has become a symbol of the chaos that had struck the capital, Washington DC.
Chansley wanted nothing more than most of the other
rioters
that day
.
Donald Trump should stay in office because there were and are Americans who believe Trump's story of the great election fraud.
The Arizona man is
believed to
be a supporter of the
QAnon
conspiracy
theorists
and a
far-right activist
.
But the president he fought for at the time has now apparently become his enemy.
Impeachment of Donald Trump: "Shaman" from the Capitol wants to testify against him
The situation is suddenly upside down.
In the ongoing proceedings for the
impeachment
of Donald Trump, Jacob Chansley now wants to testify against the ex-president.
So he's cooperating with Congress, which he attacked to force Trump to remain in office.
Chansley has already commented on the acts to the US media and showed no remorse.
His sudden problem with Trump is based on what the outgoing president failed to do in his final days in office.
Chansley's
attorney
said that his client felt betrayed because Donald Trump failed to obtain a
pardon
for the rioters.
Indeed, it was a high-profile question whether the
US president
would make use of this privilege to protect his followers from further
prosecution
.
In the end, Trump did without it and now has a new prominent opponent.
What else is impeachment against Donald Trump about?
Impeachment is no longer about ending Trump's presidency.
But it is very much a matter of
denying
him
re-election
if he wants to become US President again.
He is accused of inciting the protesters to their actions.
The
final decision on impeachment must be made in the
US Senate
.
Almost all Republican senators there opposed the trial.
The process is not constitutional because Trump is no longer in office.
The
Democrats
have a slim majority, but two-thirds of the senators can vote for impeachment.
The testimony of a Trump supporter confirming allegations against the ex-president could also influence the position of the
Republicans
against this background
.
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