FEDERAL JUDGE SAYS TRUMP HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR JANUARY 6, CALLING RIOTER A 'PAWN'

A federal judge suggested Friday that former President Donald Trump had some responsibility for the January 6 attack on the Capitol and that rioters were pawns provoked into action.

Donald Trump standing in front of a flag: President Donald Trump at the "Stop The Steal" Rally on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC.© Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images President Donald Trump at the "Stop The Steal" Rally on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC.

Speaking at sentencing hearing for rioter John Lolos, the judge said rallygoers like him were "called to Washington, DC, by an elected official, prompted to walk to the Capitol by an elected official."

Judge Amit Mehta called individuals who stormed the building "a pawn in the game played by people who know better."