A former police officer from Virginia teamed up with the first wave of rioters, joining a 'violent, vigilante mob' that set off hours of chaos at the Capitol on Jan. 6, a federal prosecutor says.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Risa Berkower told jurors during closing arguments on Friday that Robertson"put himself right in the middle of it" on the day of the riot, joining"the very first wave of rioters” to enter the building.
“This defendant was part of the problem," the prosecutor said, adding that Robertson “decided to take matters into his own hands to get what he wanted" because he didn't like the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. The prosecutor told jurors that the purpose of Robertson's actions on the day of the attack was clear: to get Congress to toss Joe Biden's election victory and put Donald Trump in office for a second term."The defendant entered the Capitol to overturn the election," Berkower said.
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