Judge Rules Rioter “Followed Trump’s Instructions”

Axios reports:

A federal judge said Tuesday that a California woman who breached the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection “followed then-President Trump’s instructions” in breaking the law.

Danean MacAndrew, who traveled to D.C. from California for Trump’s rally and filmed herself storming the Capitol with the mob of pro-Trump supporters, was found guilty on charges including violent entry and disorderly conduct in a Capitol building after a three-day bench trial.

The former president had “urged the crowd to ‘peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard’ on Jan. 6, a fact, just like the Unselect Committee, this biased judge deliberately omitted,” said Trump spokesperson Liz Harrington said in a statement to Axios, in reference to both Kollar-Kotelly’s ruling and the now-dissolved panel.

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Judge finds Danean MacAndrew guilty on 4 counts related to her actions at the US Capitol on Jan 6. The judge’s ruling doesn’t bode well for Trump: “MacAndrew followed then President Trump’s instructions, which were in line with her stated desires.” FOLLOWED TRUMP’S INSTRUCTIONS. pic.twitter.com/ueWVYF6krA

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