DeSantis Tells Russell Brand That Jan. 6 ‘Was Not an Insurrection’
While Mr. DeSantis called the riot “unfortunate,” he was critical of the most serious charges that the Justice Department has brought against some of those who took part in the attack.
“I know a lot of people that were there who were just there,” he said. “They didn’t have any designs on doing anything.”
He continued, “But to say that they were seditionists is just wrong.”
This week, Mr. Trump publicly acknowledged that he could soon face a federal indictment in connection with the Jan. 6 attack, adding to his legal baggage.
He is already grappling with two indictments, one in June over his handling of classified documents after he left office and the other in March in a hush-money case in New York.
Source: The New York Times
