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US President Donald Trump in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House, on November 20, 2020. (Mandel Ngan/AFP)
Former US president Donald Trump is concerned he could face criminal charges for inciting the attack on the Capitol on January 6, despite his acquittal in the Senate impeachment trial, according to CNN.
“He’s worried about it,” an adviser close to the former president told the US network on Saturday night. Trump has voiced the fear over the past several weeks, sources said.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a former ally of Trump who has blamed him for the insurrection, also warned Saturday the ex-president could be prosecuted in the future. He stressed that while Congress has exhausted its avenues for punishing Trump, the US justice system has not.
Chansley s attorney,
Al Watkins, said his client hadn t eaten since last Monday (January 25) and had lost 20 pounds as a result of his hunger strike while appearing in court Wednesday (February 3) afternoon. My client made it clear that while he did not oppose fasting, he was not in position to put into his body things that shamanism believes to be impure. things that suck the life out of your body, Watkins said.
Watkins also reportedly told the court that his client believes non-organic food sucks the life out of your body, according to
Earlier this month, a federal judge decided Chansley, who was infamously spotted wearing horns and face paint while holding a megaphone during the riots, would remain in jail as he awaits trial after the Justice Department argued that his actions on January 6 escalated the chaos and he could not be trusted to appear in court for his trial.
Chansley s attorney,
Al Watkins, said his client hadn t eaten since last Monday (January 25) and had lost 20 pounds as a result of his hunger strike while appearing in court Wednesday (February 3) afternoon. My client made it clear that while he did not oppose fasting, he was not in position to put into his body things that shamanism believes to be impure. things that suck the life out of your body, Watkins said.
Watkins also reportedly told the court that his client believes non-organic food sucks the life out of your body, according to
Earlier this month, a federal judge decided Chansley, who was infamously spotted wearing horns and face paint while holding a megaphone during the riots, would remain in jail as he awaits trial after the Justice Department argued that his actions on January 6 escalated the chaos and he could not be trusted to appear in court for his trial.
Chansley s attorney,
Al Watkins, said his client hadn t eaten since last Monday (January 25) and had lost 20 pounds as a result of his hunger strike while appearing in court Wednesday (February 3) afternoon. My client made it clear that while he did not oppose fasting, he was not in position to put into his body things that shamanism believes to be impure. things that suck the life out of your body, Watkins said.
Watkins also reportedly told the court that his client believes non-organic food sucks the life out of your body, according to
Earlier this month, a federal judge decided Chansley, who was infamously spotted wearing horns and face paint while holding a megaphone during the riots, would remain in jail as he awaits trial after the Justice Department argued that his actions on January 6 escalated the chaos and he could not be trusted to appear in court for his trial.
Chansley s attorney,
Al Watkins, said his client hadn t eaten since last Monday (January 25) and had lost 20 pounds as a result of his hunger strike while appearing in court Wednesday (February 3) afternoon. My client made it clear that while he did not oppose fasting, he was not in position to put into his body things that shamanism believes to be impure. things that suck the life out of your body, Watkins said.
Watkins also reportedly told the court that his client believes non-organic food sucks the life out of your body, according to
Earlier this month, a federal judge decided Chansley, who was infamously spotted wearing horns and face paint while holding a megaphone during the riots, would remain in jail as he awaits trial after the Justice Department argued that his actions on January 6 escalated the chaos and he could not be trusted to appear in court for his trial.