Oath Keeper Apologizes for Entering the Capitol on Jan. 6

Jessica Marie Watkins (L) and Donovan Ray Crowl (C), both from Ohio, march down the East front steps of the U.S. Capitol with the Oath Keepers group in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021. Reuters/Jim Bourg

WASHINGTON—A member of the Oath Keepers unexpectedly took the stand in the seditious-conspiracy trial to testify in her own defense on Nov. 16, and apologized for entering the Capitol on Jan. 6.

“It was really stupid. I got swept up ... I realize it was wrong,” said Jessica Watkins, an Oath Keeper from Hilliard, Ohio.