A member of the Oath Keepers convicted in connection with Jan. 6 said in courtroom testimony against other members of the far-right group that he wanted to be a part of the attack because he thought it was similar to the 1789 storming of the Bastille.
. “I thought that I participated in something that was potentially a historically significant event."
“Unfortunately, I was spending way too much time on YouTube and Facebook,” Young testified. He also said he went back and forth about whether he wanted to go to D.C. on Jan. 6 because he thought more than a traditional protest was needed, and that picketing wasn't going to bring about any change.Young, a Navy reservist for more than a decade before the 2020 election, said that by the fall of 2020 he was helping his wife run a small pre-school and managing some rental properties.
“Obviously, all of us were aware of what was going on in the building,” Young said. “I wanted to have some kind of an impact on that and change what was happening.” “If we had been more geared up and prepared, we might have been able to get through the police barrier,” Young said they discussed.testified
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