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Federal Judge Twice Blocks Trial Testimony from Oath Keeper Who Led Rescue of Capitol Police on Jan. 6

Federal Judge Twice Blocks Trial Testimony from Oath Keeper Who Led Rescue of Capitol Police on Jan. 6
Retired police sergeant and Oath Keeper Michael Nichols uses a bullhorn to tell people to make way for the police officers they were extracting from the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. U.S. Department of Justice/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
Joseph M. Hanneman
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The federal judge overseeing the Oath Keepers seditious-conspiracy trial in Washington, D.C., twice refused to allow defense testimony on Nov. 14 from an Oath Keeper and retired New York police sergeant who led the rescue of 16 U.S. Capitol Police officers on the east side of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Judge Amit Mehta watched a video shot by a Florida-based videographer showing the rescue operation, before ruling that testimony by Michael Nichols would not be probative or relevant to the five defendants on trial in the case.
Joseph M. Hanneman
Joseph M. Hanneman
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Joseph M. Hanneman is a former reporter for The Epoch Times who focussed on the January 6 Capitol incursion and its aftermath, as well as general Wisconsin news. In 2022, he helped to produce "The Real Story of Jan. 6," an Epoch Times documentary about the events that day. Joe has been a journalist for nearly 40 years.
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