Opening statement for the first January 6 terrorist to be put on trial.

Welch says that Reffitt was hit by pepperballs/projectiles/pepper spray, and once he was sprayed, that was “the end of it.” Reffitt does brag, he exaggerates, he uses “a lot of hyperbole” and that upsets people, Welch says

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