The luster of the world’s richest man and a former president have rubbed off for the “QAnon Shaman” who spoke to his ambivalence in a recent interview.
A former member of the U.S. Navy, self-published author and now former federal prisoner, 35-year-old Jacob Chansley is better known to the public as the bison-horned wearing face of Jan. 6.
His actions when the U.S. Capitol was breached have led many to consider him an ardent supporter of former President Donald Trump, but during a recent interview with the New York Post, Chansley set the record straight on the notion he was some sort of “fanboy.”
“I support Trump because he addressed a lot of things that I’m concerned about like human trafficking and slavery, China and ending the forever wars in the Middle East,” he told the outlet. “But I’m not a Trump fanboy. He said some things and did some things that I didn’t support. He made a lot of appointments in his first term that I don’t agree with.”
The president wasn’t the only well-known figure that the self-described “libertarian centrist” had a strong opinion on as Chansley spoke to the support that Elon Musk had offered, but seemingly balked at.
“[Musk] was one of my strongest advocates and offered to pay my legal fees. But he never reached out to me or my lawyer, upon my release. If he’s talking the talk, why not walk the walk?” he asked.
As previously reported, the owner of Twitter had reacted to footage aired by Tucker Carlson from in and around the Capitol that bucked the narrative spun by corporate media and the sham Jan. 6 committee. Musk openly called for Chansley’s release and noted he “got 4 years in prison for a non-violent, police-escorted tour!?”
Elon Musk calls for ‘QAnon shaman’ to be released after more Jan 6 video surfaces https://t.co/mNinO4718b pic.twitter.com/TizdHRyqXT
— BizPac Review (@BIZPACReview) March 11, 2023
Much like the shaman’s view on Trump, he appeared to have a mixed view on the tech entrepreneur as he told the Post, “I wonder why he is doing some things, or why he isn’t doing more in other areas that are vital to humanity’s survival.”
Chansley has sought to vacate his sentence despite having pled guilty to one count of obstructing an official proceeding, but Thursday Judge Royce C. Lamberth blocked his efforts arguing in part, “This Court cannot and will not reject the evidence before it. Nor should the public.”
Lamberth further suggested of the questionable interactions between Chansley and Capitol police aired by Carlson that, “These videos are decidedly not exculpatory, especially when viewed in context with the ‘miles and miles and miles of footage’ recorded of Mr. Chansley on January 6, 2021.”
Speaking on his own behalf, he told the Post, “My desire to vacate my sentence is because of ineffective assistance of counsel — and video evidence that has come out since my sentencing. As far as I can tell the government did not follow the proper legal procedure.”
However, he didn’t rule out that there were likely people who had committed crimes that day and he asserted, “There were people who assaulted police officers. There were people who vandalized the Capitol. I don’t care what side of the aisle you are on, if you assault a police officer you should be charged.”
As to the controversial movement that garnered him the moniker “QAnon Shaman,” he expressed his lasting support and detailed, “I believe the Q drops are written by people with high level security clearances who want to free humanity from the nefarious forces who are attempting to monopolize all the world’s resources and labor through controlling the banks, corporations and governments.”
Despite how he has been portrayed, Chansley appeared not to mind the opportunity that his notoriety had given him to spread his preferred message.
“My face has become associated for a lot of people with a desire for freedom. I would be a fool for that message not to get out one way or another,” he contended, even if that includes the horned headgear.
Native of Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Haggerty is a graduate of Hunter College where he studied Cultural Anthropology and Geography. An avid reader and truth seeker, he currently resides in Texas with his wife and their dog and, when he isn't researching current events and their impacts, you'll find him spending time with friends and family or working on his next novel.
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