A high-level U.S. Capitol riot defendant openly and brazenly predicted he'd be cleared of charges by the reelection of former President Donald Trump this fall.
John Banuelos of Illinois, accused of firing a loaded gun in a mob while outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, interrupted his arraignment proceedings Monday with blistering criticism for his court-appointed defense lawyer, denunciations of the District of Columbia and vulgarity in his verbal exchanges with the judge.
When urged by Washington, D.C. federal judge Tanya Chutkan to be...
Continue reading...John Banuelos of Illinois, accused of firing a loaded gun in a mob while outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, interrupted his arraignment proceedings Monday with blistering criticism for his court-appointed defense lawyer, denunciations of the District of Columbia and vulgarity in his verbal exchanges with the judge.
When urged by Washington, D.C. federal judge Tanya Chutkan to be...