It seems there’s a letter floating out there from Capitol defendant Nathaniel DeGrave calling himself a “non violent participant” in the Jan. 6 rally and calling his riot gear a “costume” for a “documentary."
Let’s check the video:
Let’s check the video:
Federal judge, stating the facts: "Mr. DeGrave entered the Capitol building and engaged in violence directed at Capitol Police officers as they tried to secure the building.”
DeGrave, decked out in his battled gear, was so aggressive about chasing down that last security officer that other members of the mob held him back.
In summary, you might say he's a bit of an unreliable narrator.
MTG tossing her support behind a pro-Trump rioter other Trump supporters undoubtedly thought was “antifa" on Jan. 6.
“I punched this guy like five times in the fuckin' head,” said Nathaniel DeGrave, who now claims he "never assaulted anyone” and was a "non violent participant” on Jan. 6.
"He didn't see my face, though," he said as the camera rolled.
"He didn't see my face, though," he said as the camera rolled.
Here’s Nate DeGrave lying to his local news outlet about his actions and saying he might run for mayor of Las. Vegas. 8newsnow.com/i-team/i-team-…
Thanks to the efforts of the media coalition, all the videos that show that Nate DeGrave is lying about his conduct are available. ProPublica is hosting them here. (CC: @davidcharns) projects.propublica.org/jan-6-video-ev…
"He assaulted police officers inside the Capitol, forcibly gained access to restricted spaces, and called on other members of the mob to steal papers and laptops from the Senate Chamber…” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
On appeal: "the district court here found that appellant actually assaulted numerous police officers on multiple occasions, forcibly cleared the way for others to enter the Capitol… and planned and coordinated with others to engage in violence on January 6."
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