Oath Keeper’s Last-Ditch Jan. 6 Defense: Blame Alex Jones!
An Ohio Oath Keepers leader took the stand in her own defense on Wednesday, doing her best to come across as a hapless Army soldier-turned-conspiracy theorist who was radicalized by consuming too much fringe media before she joined the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot last year.
One potential problem: Jessica Watkins seemed to undercut her own story of de-radicalization before her testimony was through by indicating she still had (unfounded) suspicions about the 2020 election.
“I feel like I was gullible,” Watkins, a 38-year-old trans veteran, told D.C. federal jurors on Wednesday. “I got a steady diet of InfoWars and Alex Jones. That’s how I found the Oath Keepers in the first place. I probably watched 5 or 6 hours a day.”