Doug Jensen, a QAnon conspiracy theorist from Iowa, was accused of being among the first to breach the U.S. Capitol and was at the front of the mob that chased U.S. Capitol Police officer Eugene Goodman up the stairs of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
He also testified that he had suffered a blow to the head from an item thrown from within the mob. He recalled being overcome by bear spray at one point and retreating to the Capitol Rotunda to wash his eyes. While in the Rotunda, Goodman vomited into a bucket before running back outside to the confront the rioters, according to his testimony.
Jensen gained unique notoriety because of the footage and the distinctive black QAnon shirt he wore that day. He didn't testify in his own defense. Jensen's attorney described him in closing arguments as a"terribly confused man on Jan. 6 who believed in QAnon and whose mindset was impacted by the pandemic."
The defense also argued that the reason Jensen was at the Capitol was that he wanted the officers there to arrest the vice president and that Jensen truly believed that it needed to happen. Jensen, was carrying a knife in his pocket at the Capitol, but his attorney claimed he had it not because he intended to use it, but because he's a blue-collar worker.
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