‘I believed I was following the instructions of former President Trump and he was my president and the commander-in-chief,’ he said.
Garrett Miller, an accused participant in the attempted insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, has released a statement apologizing for his call to violence against Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
theGrio reported, Miller of Richardson, Texas faces five criminal charges related to the rioting on Capitol Hill including trespassing and making death threats after tweeting, “Assassinate AOC.” According to the report, the 34-year-old had a rope in his bag during the violent event and shared various photos and statements on social media boasting pride in the “Make America Great Again,” branded merchandise while inside the Capitol.
At the time, his lawyer, Clint Broden, issued a statement on behalf of his client, saying Garret displayed regret for his actions. He claimed he operated in support of former President Donald Trump who faced his second impeachment for inciting the riot.
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“He has the support of his family, and a lot of the comments, as viewed in context, are really sort of misguided political hyperbole. Given the political divide these days, there is a lot of hyperbole,” Broden said according to the report.
Still, Ocasio-Cortez feared for her life, during the event and after. CNN correspondent Jessica Schneider shared a clip of AOC expressing how she and her colleagues “narrowly escaped death” as the valiant Trump supporters stormed the federal building.
“I had a very close encounter where I thought I was going to die,” Ocasio-Cortez said in the video on Jan. 13. According to theGrio, Ocasio-Cortez did not attend the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris out of fear that her GOP colleagues who were exposed for assisting rioters still pose a safety concern.
Source: Alleged Capitol rioter apologizes for threatening to ‘assassinate’ AOC
