New Pleas for MAGA Terrorists Who Attacked US Congress, "Suffering from 'Foxitus' and 'Foxmania'"
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Date: May 12, 2021 09:13AM
The lawyer for a Capitol riot participant is claiming his client was moved to join the siege by watching too much Fox News.
Anthony Antonio’s attorney Joseph Hurley told a Washington, D.C. magistrate judge that his client had “Foxitus” and “Foxmania” after spending all his time watching Fox News. Hurley explained that Antonio was laid off due to the coronavirus pandemic last year and spent the majority of his time with four other individuals watching Fox News, contributing to his client’s alleged condition.
“For the next approximate six months, Fox television played constantly,” Hurley said. “[Antonio] became hooked with what I call ‘Foxitus’ or ‘Foxmania’ and became interested in the political aspect and started believing what was being fed to him.”
Hurley went on to claim Antonio believed he was serving his country and following the orders of former President Donald Trump by rioting at the Capitol