Members of the pro-Trump mob that staged an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last week intended “to capture and assassinate elected officials,” federal prosecutors say in a new court filing against Jacob Chansley, also known as the “QAnon Shaman.”
Chansley wore horns, face paint and fur as he stood on the Senate dais – where he left a threatening note for Vice President Pence, prosecutors say.
“It’s only a matter of time, justice is coming,” the handwritten note to Pence read, according to the court document. The note was left at the spot where, moments earlier, Pence had been poised to preside over a joint session to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s victory over President Trump. Chansley told the FBI he believes Pence is a “child-trafficking traitor.”
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