Ex-Lawyer for ‘QAnon Shaman’ Says Tucker Carlson’s Jan. 6 Footage Wasn’t Shown to Client

Ex-Lawyer for ‘QAnon Shaman’ Says Tucker Carlson’s Jan. 6 Footage Wasn’t Shown to Client
Nicholas Rodean, wearing a red hat, and Jacob Chansley inside the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. Win McNamee/Getty Images
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A former lawyer for Jacob Chansley, who became widely known as the “QAnon Shaman” for his unusual headdress during the Jan. 6 Capitol breach, said Wednesday that recently released footage on Fox News’ “Tucker Carlson Tonight” show could have aided his case.

Albert Watkins, the former attorney, told Carlson that he never saw recently aired Jan. 6 footage that appeared to show Chansley walking next to U.S. Capitol Police officers without incident, and at one point, officers even opening doors for him. Chansley became one of the faces of the Jan. 6 breach due to his distinctive appearance as he donned face paint and wore a horned cap while carrying an American flag through the halls of Congress.

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