InfoWars Host Loses Bid To Dismiss Riot Charges

Law & Crime reports:

An InfoWars host who live-streamed his participation in the Jan. 6 siege at the Capitol has failed in his bid to dismiss the charges against him. Jonathon Owen Shroyer was among the mob of Donald Trump supporters who swarmed the Capitol on Jan. 6 in an attempt to stop the certification of Joe Biden’s win in the 2020 presidential election.

Prosecutors say he led a crowd in a “1776!” chant before stepping over that said “AREA CLOSED.”

In the days leading up to Jan. 6, Shroyer had been among prominent right-wing voices encouraging Trump supporters to protest at the Capitol: according to prosecutors, his face was featured on an InfoWars “Fight For Trump” announcement, and on Jan. 5 he had posted a video of himself in Washington calling on people to “save the Republic!”

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