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WATCH: Lawyer For ‘QAnon Shaman’ Reveals He Had Never Seen New Footage Until Tucker Carlson Aired It On Fox News
Fox News’ Tucker Carlson revealed a concerning development on his show late Wednesday night. Carlson brought on the former attorney of the QAnon Shaman, Jacob Chansley.
Chansley’s attorney, Albert Watkins, told Carlson he was never shown the bombshell footage of his client being peacefully walked around the Capitol with non-confrontational Capitol police officers. Watkins explained he did not see the footage until Carlson aired the video of Chansley on Monday night.
The QAnon shaman’s attorney ripped into the Department of Justice for hiding the video from Chansely and his counsel.
“The government knew they knew that Jake had walked around with all of these police officers, they had that video footage. I didn’t get it. It wasn’t disclosed to me. It wasn’t provided to me,” the attorney told Carlson.
“I filed a requisite pleading for it. And whether I did or not, they had a duty, an absolute duty, with zero discretion to provide it to me so that I could share it with my client. I never got it…what’s happened is truly a dagger in the heart of our American justice system,” Watkins added.
WATCH:
Jacob Chansley's Former Attorney Albert Watkins Joined Tucker Carlson To Discuss The New Footage Showing Chansley Being Led Through The Capitol By Police
Tucker: "Had you seen that clearly exculpatory tape of your client at trial?"
Albert: "No." pic.twitter.com/B7cU6l3iEv
— The Columbia Bugle 🇺🇸 (@ColumbiaBugle) March 9, 2023
The Monday footage of Chansely revealed he was accompanied by officers who led him throughout the building the entire time he was inside.
🚨BREAKING: Never before seen video of January 6 shows Jacob Chansley, the QAnon Shaman, being led through the Capitol by police the entire time that he was in the building. pic.twitter.com/rikoRMWezF
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) March 7, 2023