The Texas man who is the first person to stand trial for joining the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol told a friend he wanted to drag Democratic House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi out of the building, a prosecutor said on Wednesday.
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Nestler said Reffitt texted a friend about plans to drag Pelosi and other lawmakers from the building. "He exaggerates and he rants," Welch said of his client. "This trial will be about fact versus hype." One of those 11 defendants, Joshua James, has a plea hearing scheduled for Wednesday at 5 p.m. ET — a likely sign that he will plead guilty. Such a guilty plea would be a notable victory for the Justice Department, which hopes to secure a similar conviction against Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes and other defendants in the sedition case.A guilty verdict for Reffitt could motivate defendants to accept plea deals offered by prosecutors.
Thousands of people stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, after a fiery speech in which Trump falsely claimed his election defeat was the result of widespread fraud, an assertion rejected by multiple courts, state election officials and members of his own administration.
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