Trump-blaming, Foxitis and cancel culture: How Capitol rioters' attorneys are defending their clients in court and in the media

WASHINGTON – Faced with strong evidence in the form of videos, pictures and social media posts, attorneys for Capitol riot defendants are using different and headline-grabbing tactics to defend their clients. 

Some blamed Washington, D.C.'s media-saturated cancel culture as they seek to move trials elsewhere. Some claimed self-defense. Some tried to diminish their clients' culpability for the events on Jan. 6, when a pro-Trump mob forced their way inside the Capitol, disrupted Congress as it counted state-certified Electoral College votes and vandalized offices in a riot that ultimately saw five people die and about 140 police officers injured. 

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