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'Mob mentality': Some Texans arrested in Capitol riot blame Trump as impeachment trial begins FacebookTwitterEmail 1of4 Jenny Cudd, front, a flower shop owner and former Midland mayoral candidate, and Eliel Rosa leave the federal courthouse in Midland, Texas, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. The FBI arrested Cudd and Rosa on Wednesday in connection with the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S Capitol. (Jacob Ford/Odessa American via AP)Jacob Ford, MBI / APShow MoreShow Less 2of4 Supporters of US President Donald Trump clash with the US Capitol police during a riot at the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Wa...

Accused rioters blame Trump for ‘inspiring’ US Capitol violence Al Jazeera English © Former President Donald Trump gestures as he and First Lady Melania Trump depart the White House to ... Former President Donald Trump gestures as he and First Lady Melania Trump depart the White House to board Marine One ahead of the inauguration of President Joe Biden, in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2021 [File: Leah Millis/Reuters] As the US Senate prepares for the historic second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump on Tuesday, some of the accused rioters who occupied...

A Reuters tally found that least six of the 170 people charged in connection with the Capitol siege have tried to shift at least some of the blame onto Trump as they defend themselves in court or in the court of public opinion. Other defendants to take this route include Jacob Chansley, also known as Jake Angeli, the “QAnon Shaman” who donned a horned headdress and face paint during the attack, and Dominic Pezzola, a member of the Proud Boys right-wing group who is accused of shattering a window in the Capitol with a stolen police shield so rioters could enter.

Capitol rioters blame Trump for inviting them Top Story February 3, 2021 WASHINGTON: Emanuel Jackson, a 20-year-old Washington area man, was caught on video using a metal bat to strike the protective shields wielded by police officers as they tried to fend off rioters storming the US Capitol on Jan. 6. Jackson, awaiting trial in federal court on assault charges, is now adopting a novel legal defence: seeking to pin the blame on Donald Trump, citing the former president’s remarks at a “Stop the Steal” rally shortly before the Capitol siege, reported the British wire service. Trump told...

Emanuel Jackson (20 ) was caught on video using a metal bat to strike the protective shields wielded by police officers as they tried to fend off rioters storming the US Capitol on January 6.