Proud Boy's attorneys argue Trump to blame for deadly Capitol insurrection [View all]
At a hearing on the government’s request that William “Billy” Chrestman remain incarcerated pending trial, his attorneys said the Olathe man was not a serious flight risk, chances were slim that he would attempt to obstruct the prosecution and he was not a danger to the community.
“It is an astounding thing to imagine storming the United States Capitol with sticks and flags and bear spray, arrayed against armed and highly trained law enforcement,” Chrestman’s attorneys said in a court filing opposing the prosecutors’ request. “Only someone who thought that they had an official endorsement would even attempt such a thing.
“And a Proud Boy who had been paying attention would very much believe he did.”
That endorsement, Chrestman’s defense argued, came from Trump
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