One of the most recognized painted faces of the January 6th Republican-led domestic terrorist attack on Congress, QAnon Shaman Jacob Chansley, a.k.a. Jake Angeli, had his effort to vacate his guilty plea thrown out, with the judge saying his arguments are “without merit.”
Chansley tried to withdraw his guilty plea after Speaker pro tem released all January 6th security footage from the Capitol to disgraced Fox News propagandist Tucker Carlson who aired about 14 minutes of mundane footage from thousands of hours of video, claiming that the 14 minutes better characterized the environment of the attack. As the judge pointed out, even if the verdict had been vacated, prosecutors could simply refile the charges.
“Mr. Chansley’s arguments are without merit. For these reasons, the Court finds that reasonable jurists would not debate whether his claims deserve encouragement to proceed further. Mr. Chansley has not made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right. The Court will therefore decline to issue a certificate of appealability for Mr. Chansley’s claims”