Jan. 6 rioter who put feet on desk in Pelosi’s office is convicted on all counts - NBC News

In tribunal Friday, earlier the lawsuit was handed to the jury, Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Gordon pored implicit Barnett’s mentation of Jan. 6 and poked holes successful his testimony, visibly angering Barnett.

Barnett, who a time earlier had said helium would apologize to Pelosi, D-Calif., if she were successful court, admitted during cross-examination that erstwhile a constabulary serviceman told him helium needed to permission her bureau helium replied: “You request to springiness up communism.”

Barnett besides admitted to telling an serviceman successful the Capitol: “We’re successful a war. You request to prime a side. Don’t beryllium connected the incorrect broadside oregon you’re going to get hurt.”

Defending his actions, Barnett said helium didn't judge helium had violated the instrumentality connected Jan. 6.

“I made immoderate atrocious mistakes and I regret them but I don’t deliberation I broke the law,” Barnett said Friday. “I consciousness similar a f------ idiot.”

Two years aft the riot, the FBI and the Justice Department's probe into the Capitol onslaught has yielded 900 arrests and astir 500 blameworthy pleas.