A federal judge on Thursday denied a bid from Jacob Chansley to withdraw his guilty plea to obstructing Congress on Jan. 6 and rebuked the so-called “QAnon Shaman” for going on a Tucker Carlson program that gave a distorted view of the riot.
Chansley’s bare chest, painted face, and hat of fur and horns made him one of the most recognizable participants in the attack. He was also one of the first rioters to admit to a felony crime. Judge Royce C. Lamberth sentenced him in November 2021 to 41 months in prison, the low end of federal sentencing guidelines, after Chansley said he was “truly repentant” and called his behavior “indefensible.”
“I think your remarks are the most remarkable that I’ve heard in 34 years” as a judge, Lamberth, a Reagan appointee, said at the time. “I think you are genuine in your remorse.”
Chansley finished his sentence in March. But after leaving prison, he asked Lamberth to undo his conviction, saying security camera footage from inside the Capitol aired by Fox News host Tucker Carlson a few weeks prior showed police allowed him to wander around the building on Jan. 6. The attorney who represented Chansley when he took his plea told Carlson he did not have that video at the time.
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Lamberth, in a 35-page ruling, denied Chansley’s bid while laying out in detail why the claim that he and other rioters were allowed in and around the Capitol by police are false.
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