In surprise testimony, Oath Keepers defendant Jessica Watkins repents.
“At the time, I felt like it was this heroic American moment where 'We the People' were going into our House and were going to be heard," Watkins told the jury."I basically lost all objectivity…I was just another idiot running around the Capitol.”InfoWars and its host, Alex Jones
"I wanna say I’m sorry to you, but I’d rather say I’m sorry to Christopher Owens, the police officer we had here," Watkins said when asked by her attorney, Jonathan Crisp, whether she'd like to address the jury. "He was on the other side of that line, protecting other officers from my dumb a--, basically.”Ohioan Jessica Marie Watkins just before entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, per federal prosecutors.
She called her decision to enter the Capitol"stupid" and described being swept up in the moment, squeezing through the building's doors like it was"Black Friday."Stewart Rhodes denies planning Oath Keepers' Jan. 6 Capitol riot involvement in testimony Watkins' testimony began on a somber note as she described her other-than-honorable discharge from the military after going"AWOL" following threats made against her by a member of her unit who found out she was questioning her gender identity. Watkins is a transgender woman.
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