DOJ alleges militia leader 'was awaiting direction from President Trump' in Capitol riot charges
The Department of Justice has directly linked former President Donald Trump's words with inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
Jessica Watkins, one of the leaders of the far-right militia group Oath Keepers, was charged last month with conspiracy and other counts after allegedly organizing and leading a group of people to attack the Capitol on Jan. 6. And in a Thursday filing, federal prosecutors alleged Watkins "believed she was responding to the call from then-President Donald Trump himself," CNN reports.
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The case against Watkins would've fit in perfectly with the case House impeachment managers started making just hours later. Rep. Diana Degette (D-Colo.) used Thursday's impeachment trial to list several examples of Capitol rioters insisting they were "invited here by the president of the United States," and that they were "fighting for Trump" as Democrats attempt to prove Trump incited the insurrection. Kathryn Krawczyk
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