Jury To Hear January 6 Case of Ex-NYPD Officer Accused of Attacking D.C. Officer

The NYPD veteran claimed he was acting in self-defense when he tackled a police officer who was trying to protect the Capitol from a mob on January 6.

Thomas Webster, in red jacket, at the west front of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Metropolitan Police Department via AP, file

Jurors have heard — and rejected — an array of excuses and arguments from the first rioters to be tried for storming the Capitol on January 6. The next jury to get a Capitol riot case could hear another novel defense this week at the trial of a retired New York City police officer.

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