A member of the far-right Oath Keepers told a jury that she got 'swept up' in the moment when she stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, comparing it to the same feeling shoppers get on Black Friday when they rush to buy flat-screen televisions
An image of Jessica Watkins, who is facing charges related to Jan. 6, is displayed along with her audio during a public hearing of the U.S. House Select Committee to investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 13, 2022. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
But Watkins denied having any plans to breach the building or block Congress from certifying the election, and said she has frequently asked herself why she did it.In the United States and some other countries, 'Black Friday' is a bargain shopping day that marks the start of the holiday shopping season.
More than 900 people so far have been charged in the Capitol attack, which led members of Congress to run for cover as hoards of then-President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the building. Defense attorneys typically urge their clients not to testify in their own defense at trial, but Watkins marks the third of five defendants in the case to take such a risky move.in his own defense, where he denied making plans to storm the Capitol, and called the decision by some of the group's members to breach the building "stupid."
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