Jessica Watkins, one of five members of the extremist group Oath Keepers on trial in relation to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, unexpectedly took the stand Wednesday to express remorse for her participation in the events of that day.
“At the time, I felt like it was this heroic American moment where 'We the People' were going into our House and were going to be heard," Watkins told the jury."I basically lost all objectivity…I was just another idiot running around the Capitol.”InfoWars and its host, Alex Jones
"I wanna say I’m sorry to you, but I’d rather say I’m sorry to Christopher Owens, the police officer we had here," Watkins said when asked by her attorney, Jonathan Crisp, whether she'd like to address the jury. "He was on the other side of that line, protecting other officers from my dumb a--, basically.
She called her decision to enter the Capitol"stupid" and described being swept up in the moment, squeezing through the building's doors like it was"Black Friday."Stewart Rhodes denies planning Oath Keepers' Jan. 6 Capitol riot involvement in testimony She described a"very strict Christian upbringing" by parents who"would have never accepted her" had she come out to them as transgender. Watkins testified that she still struggles with her identity today, which explains some of the transphobic and homophobic remarks she has made in videos and online against other members of the LGBTQ community, she said.
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