“Khanom ShamanJacob Chansley pleaded guilty to a charge of obstructing Congressional proceedings on Friday. About eight months later, he rushed into the U.S. Capitol in fur and paint and stood in front of a supporter.Donald Trump mob.
His lawyer Albert Watkins said at a press conference on Thursday that people called QAnon shamans do not want to be called QAnon shamans anymore. Watkins wrote that Chanceley “has denied the’Q’ previously assigned to him and requested that the letter’Q’ be not used when referring to him in the future.”
Chansley, 33, has been sentenced to jail without bail since January, although his remarks have made headlines many times, “insulting” Legal argument And organic Dietary needs.
He now faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, but due to his plea, he may be sentenced to a shorter sentence.
The Arizonan is a long-time supporter of QAnon, a fantasy conspiracy theory that imagines former US President Donald Trump as a warrior of God against Hollywood and the Democratic conspiracy of pedophiles Satan. He claimed to have changed his mind after the events of January 6, when a group of Trump supporters attacked the Capitol in an attempt to prevent Joe Biden from winning the election.
Trump spent several months in the final vote he lost, attacking his supporters for the specter threat of election fraud. He then called his supporters in Washington and urged them to “fight like hell” immediately before the January 6 riots. Even after losing more than 60 cases in court, he continued to spread lies about election fraud that day.
Many of the people who attacked the Capitol belonged to far-right groups, including QAnon and Proud Boys.
Five people were killed in the attack, including Ashli Babbitt, a U.S. Air Force veteran who was radicalized by QAnon.
His lawyer Watkins said that Chanceley no longer wanted to have any relationship with QAnon. Watkins also stated that for Chanceley, imprisonment has always been difficult because he has dealt with “pain, depression, solitary confinement, reflection, awareness of mental health vulnerability, and the need for more self-work.” .
Watkins said in an interview in May that his past comments on the rioters attracted public attention, and he described the rioters as “brain-damaged people.”
Court documents show that Chanceley initially faced six charges, including civil strife and obstruction of official procedures.
His sentencing hearing is scheduled for November 17.
Hundreds of people still face charges of attacking the Capitol.
— Document from Reuters
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