Fox News made me do it: Capitol attack suspect pulls ‘Foxitis’ defense
by Luke O'Neil from US news | The Guardian on (#5HJKZ)
Anthony Antonio, who faces five charges over role in January riot, started believing what was being fed to him', lawyer says
The lawyer for a Delaware man charged over the Capitol attack in January is floating a unique defense: Fox News made him do it.
Anthony Antonio, who is facing five charges including violent entry, disorderly conduct and impeding law enforcement during civil disorder, fell prey to the persistent lies about the so-called stolen election" being spread daily by Donald Trump and the rightwing network that served him, his attorney Joseph Hurley said during a video hearing on Thursday.
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