Dustin Thompson was the first defendant tried for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack to use a Trump-made-me-do-it defense in front of a jury. He was convicted on all six charges against him.
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Jan. 6 Suspect Blames Trump for Spurring Him to Capitol Riot
Dustin Thompson, an unemployed exterminator from Ohio, was the first defendant tried in the Capitol attack to offer a Trump-made-me-do-it defense before a jury.
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Two Trump White House Lawyers Meet With Jan. 6 Investigators
Pat A. Cipollone, the former White House counsel, and Patrick F. Philbin, who was his deputy, met separately with the panel after the former president authorized them to do so.
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Trump Poses a Test Democracy Is Failing
Ordinary voters are supposed to punish authoritarians by removing them from office. Intensifying partisanship is threatening that mechanism.
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In Call Before Jan. 6 Riot, a Plea to ‘Descend on the Capitol’
Days before Jan. 6, a onetime aide to Roger J. Stone Jr. told Trump backers to make lawmakers meeting to finalize the 2020 election results feel that “people are breathing down their necks.”