Trump supporters claim to be journalists, as they fight criminal charges related to Capitol riot

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As they stare down criminal charges, some of those who marched in the US Capitol riots now claim they were there as journalists.

Mr Witzemann was one of the thousands who moved through the Capitol after it was breached by pro-Trump supporters.

While he claims he was inside the Capitol during the riot as a journalist to livestream video of the protests, he faces charges relating to riot participation.The plumber also hosts talkback-style videos on YouTube on a page called the 'Armenian Council for Truth in Journalism' — a title Mr Witzemann's lawyer says is satirical.

The show, which has around 300 subscribers, bills itself as a home for "irreverent and thought-provoking commentary and analysis, on an eclectic range of subjects". One recent episode is titled, 'Economic Non-recovery, Justifiable Homicide, and How To Riot Properly In The Age of the Troll'.Far-right extremists among self-proclaimed journalistsSome of the defendants identifying as journalists are tied to an extremist group or movement by US federal authorities.

This includes Nicholas DeCarlo, who told the Los Angeles Times he was not a rioter, but a journalist., and a content producer for an online forum called 'Murder the Media News'.Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume.

 

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I'm not aware of any journalist laying a cable on desks, but I could be wrong

I don't think journalists usually carry firearms or confederate flags, nor do they post 'we're gonna take over the country!' on social media beforehand. Probably don't loot the speaker's podium, either.

ABC you are very quiet on the riots currently still going on in America, you know the ones that caused over $2 billion damages and claimed dozens of lives.

What about CNN, cnn was inside capital.cnn paid john kennedy 35k , why? What is john kennedy , what is his defense. Who is capital police officer that shot ashley Questions that need to be answered.

Is the one whose 20 secs of footage paid two and a half grand for, a journalist?

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Antifa does the same

That's a good one I watched analyze this last night

The Julian Assange defence .

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