Jessica Watkins was charged with conspiracy for her role in the Capitol attack, alongside other Oath

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Jessica Watkins was charged with conspiracy for her role in the Capitol attack, alongside other Oath Keepers in military-style garb. New footage shows Watkins (and others linked to the group) pushing against riot police on Jan. 6, contradicting claims by her defense counsel.



Christiaan Triebert
@trbrtc
The mob which includes the Oath Keepers is trying to get past the police toward the Senate Chamber. “Get in there! They can’t hold us,” Watkins is heard shouting in this @ParlerVideos first found by @CTExposers. You can see the ‘medic’ patch on her helmet. “Push! Push! Push!”

Those two videos seem to contradict claims Watkins made through her defense counsel that she, “in fact, encouraged others not to vandalize” and “did not harass any police officer, but [...] followed their orders.” https://extremism.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs2191/f/Jessica%20Marie%20Watkins%20Defense%20Motion%20for%20Release%20to%20Home%20Confinement.pdf…



Christiaan Triebert
@trbrtc
This push against the police happens at around 2:45pm — less than 5 minutes after the “military-style stack“ of Oath Keepers entered the Capitol, as seen in this surveillance footage. Donovan Crowl, Sandra Parker and Graydon Young also take part in the push.

This push against the police happens at around 2:45pm — less than 5 minutes after the “military-style stack“ of Oath Keepers entered the Capitol, as seen in this surveillance footage. Donovan Crowl, Sandra Parker and Graydon Young also take part in the push.


Christiaan Triebert
@trbrtc
For reference: 7 out of the 12 apparent Oath Keepers that formed the military-style “stack” have so far been arrested and charged. We tracked most of them in this earlier piece: https://nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/29/us/oath-keepers-capitol-riot.html

The riot police appears to spray a chemical irritant and manages to hold the line as reinforcements arrive. One unidentified individual associated with the Oath Keepers seems especially affected by it, as seen in this video. Crowl appears to help him.


Christiaan Triebert
@trbrtc
Here's that same individual, apparently still affected by the chemical irritant, in the Rotunda. Next to him is is Sandra Parker, who was arrested in Feb. Photo by @saulloeb.



On her Parler profile, Watkins said she “stormed the Capitol today. Teargassed, the whole, 9.” It was unclear what she referred to, but judging from all the footage our team has watched, it’s highly likely that this was that incident. https://justice.gov/opa/page/file/1356116/download…
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Christiaan Triebert
@trbrtc
This short @nytimes Visual Investigations thread was quick teamwork with @dim109, @_stella_cooper and @btdecker — and and a shoutout to online monitoring group @CTExposers. You can see all our reporting on the Capitol insurrection here: https://nytimes.com/spotlight/us-capitol-riots-investigations…. More to come.

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