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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Man blaming Trump's 'orders' for riot actions awaits verdict

Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

A federal jury began deliberating Thursday in the trial of an Ohio man who testified he was “following presidential orders” from Donald Trump when he stormed the U.S. Capitol last year.

Jurors heard attorneys' closing arguments in the trial of Dustin Byron Thompson, who is charged with obstructing Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory and stealing a coat rack from a Capitol office during the riot on Jan. 6 of last year.

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