While some people who stormed the nationâs Capitol on Jan. 6 did so because they believed the false narrative about a stolen election, thatâs not why Michael Lopatic was there, according to his attorney.
Several of the 400-plus defendants charged for alleged crimes committed in and around the Capitol are arguing in court they were essentially duped into believing Donald Trump had won the 2020 election. They say they were misled by Trumpâs bogus claims about voting fraud and by false reports in pro-Trump media outlets, according to a recent article by The Associated Press.
But that apparently wonât be Lopaticâs strategy.
"It wasn t a riot at the capital (sic) it was a Crusade against baby murderers," suspected insurrectionist and former Marine Michael J. Lopatic Sr. allegedly wrote in a Facebook post.