Lawyer for 'QAnon Shaman' says he feels 'duped' by Trump after not getting a pardon

[DonViejo]

Brad Reed

January 22, 2021

Former President Donald Trump left office by issuing a slew of pardons -- but none of them were for the supporters who rioted on his behalf at the United States Capitol building on January 6th.

Now an attorney for 33-year-old Capitol rioter Jacob Chansley, better known as the "QAnon Shaman," says that his client feels like the president misled him into believing that he would get a pardon for his actions.

In an interview with local news station KSDK, attorney Al Watkins said that Chansley regrets his actions and feels "duped" by the president's claims that the 2020 election was stolen.

"He regrets very very much having not just been duped by the President, but by being in a position where he allowed that duping to put him in a position to make decisions he should not have made," he said.

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[Aviation Pro]

1. Too bad, so sad

Also, fuck you.

[Yeehah]

2. Doesn't sound remorseful

Throw the goddamned book at this idiot.

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

3. As long as he's considering who duped him

Include your high school for claiming you earned a diploma and whatever other educational institution that certfied your completion. They definitely didn't hold up their end of the bargain. I can't imagine that at least one of your former teachers didn't notice that something wasn't quite right.

[tanyev]

4. Go cry in your organic beer, Qshaman.

[NewJeffCT]

5. Trump considers them

to be "suckers" and "losers"

[kentuck]

6. He is right about one thing.

He is a "dupe".

[ProfessorGAC]

7. Translation From Lawyer Speak

"My client is a dumbass."

[vlyons]

8. The reason he didn't get a pardon

was because Trump didn't like his costume. Now if only he had worn a smart paramilitary costume, or a nice suit & tie, or a tennis outfit, then he would have had a better chance. Trump is all about appearances. Not substance.

[UpInArms]

9. Whiny snowflake

[callous taoboy]

10. No, Jacob, you've been "derped" by your own hand.

Zero sympathies from me.

[njhoneybadger]

11. He's 33 fucking years old not 13.

Cosplay stupid games win stupid prizes.

[tblue37]

12. Dopes are so easy to dupe.

[Happy Hoosier]

13. A MAGAt relative mine....

Had a complete meltdown this morning. They had managed to convince themselves, apparently that the mass arrests were occur yesterday, after all the troops were cleared out. They finally popped a spring and are having a break live on Facebook. I unfriended this relative 3 years ago, but another is relaying the collapse.

Some of them are realizing they were duped. But the fact they WANTED to believe is the crux of the problem.

[Squinch]

14. Treasonous bastard needs to be treated like a treasonous bastard no matter how stupid he is

now claiming he is.

We all believe him. He is very stupid. And yet he tried to overthrow our government. He should be treated accordingly.

[JI7]

15. Fuck all of these people

[RAB910]

16. This is sad, but typical- Many of Trump's supporters are like this man, suffering from mental

illness. Trump manipulated them in his attempted coup and when that failed these mentally ill people are going to be the ones suffering the punishment

[malaise]

17. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

Can't say we did n't warn yah!

[lindysalsagal]

18. And that's all anyone needs to indict and convict frump for inciting the riot.

You could tell the looters were promised pardons, otherwise they'd be incompetent cowards.

That's the proof to convict on impeachment and also other convictions.

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

19. He actually believed something that Trump said?

Sad, and confounding, how cheap, lying grifters like Trump can deceive gullible people so easily.

One glance at Trump, and I wouldn't let him get within a half mile of me, and would call 911 if I saw him near my home or car. Trump has an aura of corruption and lack of conscience that spreads out a half mile in every direction.

[dustyscamp]

20. I'm sure he learned his lesson

It's good that these people are coming out and saying that they were wrong though. It helps delegitimize their maga world little by little.

[Buns_of_Fire]

21. Did he have a limo waiting out front, too?

Maybe he and Jungle Jim (or whatever his name is) will be hired as commentators on Rumpie's new network.

[Skraxx]

22. Trump Thinks Your Low Class

Ain't that a bitch?

[Solly Mack]

23. The "I drank the kool-aid" defense.

Damn

[underpants]

34. Why are there no jokes about Jonestown?

The punchline is too long.

[Solly Mack]

36. Ha! That was bad. Good bad.

lol

[underpants]

37. 😬

I wasn’t sure if I’d posted that as a response to you yet. Read a week or so ago and it devilishly funny.

[Solly Mack]

39. Oh, I laughed for real.

And then shared it with the house. lol

[ZenDem]

24. He's a freaking adult.

This is a whiny, bullshit "excuse" and he should be ridiculed for eternity.

"...put him in a position to make decisions he should not have made,"

He's a big boy and gets to make his own decisions based on his own beliefs and lack of intelligence.

[central scrutinizer]

31. That's some real pretzel logic

I wonder if he realizes how lame that statement is. He can’t dodge responsibility with bullshit like that.

[ZenDem]

40. His lawyer probably studied under Rudy.

Same weird lack of logic and common sense.

[greenjar_01]

25. This guy isn't going to get a lot of time, if any, but he might get some

Feels duped? Good Lord!

[MontanaMama]

26. He regrets his actions?

More like he regrets he is being held accountable. The actions of these people cost others their lives. It cannot be overstated.

[musclecar6]

27. Yeah

A total dumb ass just like every MAGA moron that couldn’t see thru the con man, liar and a cheat. He played all of them cause as we know, he never has and never will give a damn about anyone but himself.

[gratuitous]

28. Sounds like a confession to me

If he was counting on a pardon, that means he knew he was breaking the law.

[Takket]

29. "I thought I was getting a pardon" is not a legal defense.

[RichardRay]

30. Too many buttons

He was clearly having a Don Juan illusion, bout it turned into a Don Con reality.

[Oneironaut]

32. The term is "useful idiot."

Enjoy prison!

[underpants]

33. Hold on! People lie???? --- my general question for RW news believers

As a fully grown __ year old _______(person) did you ever consider that your were being lied to? That you still are being lied to?

President Biden very acutely identified the WHY “lies told for power and for profit”. Nailed it.

[Hortensis]

35. Let's remember, many-to-most QAnon nuts KNEW they were good people

with a truly noble cause. THEY were true patriots, true believers in the constitution and our republic, the ones with the courage to fight the dreadful powers who had taken over, to save America, and above all our children, from unspeakable evil.

In contrast, most of those in Trump's authoritarian base were drawn with appalling consistency to bad leaders by their bad actions to support what should never be supported. No 1776 for them -- they're done with always losing with democracy and chose for a viciously cruel, racist, misogynistic, fascistic dictator who'd smash all opposition for good.

Not these people. Though the end would be the same, they really don't know it.

Btw, we know Russia has been involved with QAnon subversion since either its inception or close to, and of course in the takeover of the Republican Party through corruption and the rise of trumpism.

“The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.” “When strong, avoid them. If of high morale, depress them. Seem humble to fill them with conceit. If at ease, exhaust them. If united, separate them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.” – Sun Tzu.

[yellowcanine]

38. He is a Shaman, can't he pardon himself?

[procon]

41. He's admitting guilt. He knowingly committed

Illegal acts because he believed all his crimes would be pardoned.

He's a fool, an Idiot, and deserves to have the maximum sentence heaped on his stupid head. It probably won't teach him a damn thing. Likely he's been ricocheting from one crazy conspiracy theory to the next his whole life and always blaming someone else when it blows up in his face.

[Aristus]

42. He's not sorry he's a filthy insurrectionist.

He's sorry he didn't get a Get Out Of Jail Free card from Trump.

Kiss my ass, horn-boy...

[marmar]

43. Suck it up buttercup!

[Tommymac]

44. The Nazis at Nuremburg said pretty much the same thing.

See where that got them...

Fuck you asshole, it's called personal responsibility for your actions.

[lettucebe]

45. Doesn't that then admit he knew he was doing something illegal?

If he expected or anticipated a pardon, he absolutely knew what he was doing was wrong, yet he did it anyway. Guilty as charged, moron. Bad lawyer as well.