Jan. 6 rioter who put feet on desk in Pelosi’s office is convicted on all counts

In courtroom Friday, earlier than the case was handed to the jury, Assistant U.S. Lawyer Michael Gordon pored over Barnett’s model of Jan. 6 and poked holes in his testimony, visibly angering Barnett.

Barnett, who a day earlier had stated he would apologize to Pelosi, D-Calif., if she had been in courtroom, admitted throughout cross-examination that when a police officer instructed him he wanted to depart her workplace he replied: “You should surrender communism.”

Barnett additionally admitted to telling an officer within the Capitol: “We’re in a battle. You should choose a aspect. Don’t be on the unsuitable aspect otherwise you’re going to get damage.”

Defending his actions, Barnett stated he did not consider he had violated the legislation on Jan. 6.

“I made some unhealthy errors and I remorse them however I don’t assume I broke the legislation,” Barnett stated Friday. “I really feel like a f—— fool.”

Requested Monday if the choice to testify might have backfired on Barnett provided that the jury solely wanted a couple of hours to convict his shopper on all counts, McBride stated, “We thought that the choice to testify was unequivocally the appropriate one.”

“He had a narrative that wanted to be instructed,” McBride stated. “Individuals wanted to know why he got here right here, what his intentions had been, and what he did whereas he was right here. The person bought up there and he instructed the reality, and it didn’t work out for him, however on the finish of the day we have now no regrets about that selection.”

Two years after the riot, the FBI and the Justice Division’s investigation into the Capitol assault has yielded 900 arrests and practically 500 responsible pleas.

Dareh Gregorian contributed.