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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Abe Asher

Jan 6 rioter claims he was ‘looking for a bathroom’

AP

A retired New Jersey state trooper facing criminal charges for entering the US Capitol building on 6 January 2021 is claiming that he only breached police barricades because he was looking for a bathroom.

Michael Daniele, a resident of Holmdel, New Jersey, is currently facing five felony charges and a misdemeanor charge for his conduct on Jan 6. A newly unsealed criminal complaint, however, reveals that Mr Daniele told FBI agents who interviewed him at his home on 19 April 2021 that his stay in the Capitol building was a short one.

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