On the recordAugust 1, 2021
This defense is, I'm an insurrectionist, but I was acting under Trump's orders.
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msnbc.comNeal Katyal: “This defense is, I'm an insurrectionist, but I was acting under Trump's orders.”
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Katyal discusses the legal implications of the defense being used by January 6 insurrectionists who claim they were following Trump's orders.
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