A former U.S. Army reservist from NJ described as a Nazi sympathizer was convicted of storming the Capitol, after he took the stand claiming he didn't know that's where Congress met “I know this sounds idiotic, but I’m from New Jersey,” he reportedly said
During the trial's opening statements Tuesday, a Justice Department prosecutor said Hale-Cusanelli stormed the Capitol because he wanted to kick off a civil war and create “a clean slate."
In pretrial court filings, prosecutors framed Hale-Cusanelli's bigoted, antisemitic views as motivating factors for his participation in the Jan. 6 riot and his desire for a civil war. Before the trial, Crisp argued that any testimony about Hale-Cusanelli’s alleged statements about Jewish people and their role in the U.S. government would be “highly prejudicial in nature without substantive value.”“But the question of why he was there is what is important,” he told jurors Tuesday.
A video captured Hale-Cusanelli yelling profanities at police officers and screaming, “The revolution will be televised!”More than 800 people have been charged with Capitol crimes stemming from the riot. Many of then are military veterans. Hale-Cusanelli is among a few defendants who were on active duty on Jan. 6.
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