Here’s something you can’t make up…
Jacob Chansley, better known as the “QAnon Shaman,” just gave his first interview since being arrested for his alleged role in the insurrection on the U.S. Capitol, and he would like credit for stopping someone from stealing muffins as they vandalized the building.
In a jailhouse interview with Laurie Segall from “60 Minutes+”, the 33-year-old conspiracy theorist said he felt “wounded” when Donald Trump didn’t offer him a pardon after he was arrested back in January.
Related: Why is Lindsey Graham so obsessed with the shirtless, horned “QAnon Shaman”?
“I developed a lot of sympathy for Donald Trump because it seemed like the media was picking on him and seemed like the establishment was going after him unnecessarily or unfairly,” Chansley explained, “and I had been a victim of that all of my life, whether it be in school or at home. So in many ways I identify with a lot of the negative things that he was going through.”
“I honestly believed and still believe that he cares about the Constitution, that he cares about the American people, and that’s also why and you know it wounded me so deeply and why it disappointed me so greatly that I and others did not get a pardon.”
The "QAnon Shaman" of the January 6th attack on the Capitol tells his story for the first time from jail, as he faces up to 20 years behind bars.
Jacob Chansley spoke with @60minutes+'s @LaurieSegall pic.twitter.com/uhUuFNHRvf
— CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) March 4, 2021
Chansley now faces 20 years in prison after being charged with knowingly entering a restricted building without lawful authority and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. He says he regrets his actions “with every fiber of my being.”
But the most ridiculous part of the interview actually came when he described what he did that fateful day.
“My actions on Jan. 6. How would I describe them? Well, I sang a song,” Chansley recalled. “I also stopped people from stealing and vandalizing that sacred space. OK, I actually stopped somebody from stealing muffins out of the break room.”
“I consider myself a lover of my country. I consider myself a believer in the Constitution. I consider myself a believer in truth and our founding principles. I consider myself a believer in God.”
Chansley made headlines earlier this year after he reportedly went on a hunger strike in prison, demanding he be fed a diet of only organic foods. A U.S. district judge granted his request after his attorney said nine days had passed since Chansley had last eaten.
And now, the tweets…
The QANON Shaman stopped a muffin thief?! I didn’t know about the muffins?! Why didn’t anyone tell me about the muffins!? Well that changes everything! You’re not a terrorist, you’re just a dumbass!
— Meredith Lee (@meralee727) March 4, 2021
QAnon Shaman says he protected Muffins! ?? pic.twitter.com/IpAtE3i1qC
— Diane (@DMG8688) March 4, 2021
QAnon Shaman told 60 Minutes his actions were not an attack on this country because "I sang a song" and "I actually stopped somebody from stealing muffins out of the break room."
Well, that makes sense. ?— Nita Cosby (@5_2blue) March 4, 2021
QAnon Shaman Legal Defenses ( So Far )
1. Organic Food
2. Spreading Positivity
3. The door was open
4. Altruistic muffin rescue— Renee Libby ?? (@ReneeAlida) March 4, 2021
QAnon Shaman was protecting the muffins at all cost.
— C.C Escobar ? (@CCRealEscobar) March 4, 2021
I’m calling the QAnon Shaman the Muffin Shaman from now on.#MuffinShaman pic.twitter.com/dp0t6V6BQz
— Mayo (@MayoIsSpicyy) March 4, 2021
The QAnon shaman seems a little odd to me… but I hear he kept the rioters from stealing muffins from the Capitol…????
— gabby (@gabby_UCMaroon) March 4, 2021
Thank god those muffins are safe! What would we have done without Qanon shaman there to protect everything?!?
— 🇺🇸 🏳️🌈 Drew Kaiser 🏳️🌈 🇺🇸 (@quantum_mystic) March 4, 2021
The Q Shaman doesn’t believe he did anything illegal on January 6th. One of his arguments is that he stopped people from stealing muffins from the break room during the insurrection. And no, I am not making this up.
— Hamish Mitchell (@H_MitchellPhoto) March 4, 2021
We should all take a moment of silence to appreciate that the QAnon Shaman put his life and liberty on the line to save those endangered muffins.
— Chris Shepard (@TheChrisShepard) March 4, 2021
Graham Gremore is the Features Editor and a Staff Writer at Queerty. Follow him on Twitter @grahamgremore.
Ginger Tom
You don’t have to be a raving madman to be delusional. The fact that he still thinks Trump cares about the Constitution, about America or about anything apart from his own self probably indicates that he has already gone beyond the point where he can turn his back on his deep delusions. In a nutshell, he is too far gone already.
Cam
CBS is disgusting for amplifying this guy. Let me guess, they’ll spend the next year giving every anti-American bigoted lunatics who violently attacked the Capital a prime time interview, and the other networks will try to one up them by casting them on Dancing with the Stars
Hdtex
@Cam….STFU
Cam
@Hdtex
Awww, the right wing troll switched screenames so it could defend an anti-American domestic terrorist.
Nice of you to just openly admit that right wingers hate America and support those who attacked our Capitol.
Vince
@Hdtex aka right wing troll….STFU yourself..
rural queer socialist
We are all very well aware that most of thee want to see QAnon Daddy perform naked, probably with the horny headdress on! So stop pretending that you don’t. Accept his apology and send him money, or something.
Cam
Hi Monkey1 Roy Ajax, Caddy, TheREALTruth, etc…
Took some time off from attacking the victims of bigotry to rush over here and try to minimize the crimes of this crazy Trump supporter I see.
Fname Optional Lname
Actually no, he’s gross! If anyone is attracted to the outside my question is how does the inside not ruin it for you? How do you prevent your entire body from cringing when thinking about getting near him? Pass!
Phillip
“Let him out?”
Are his lawyers out of their f*cking minds? We’ve seen enough video of this pseudo “shaman” of whatever “religion” he’s made up on the spur of the moment in his mummy’s basement as a defense. He’s once again rewriting history for Jan 6th.
The truth is he along with the rest of the insurrectionists answered Donald J. Trump’s call and came to the Capitol to attempt a coup d’état upon our country in order to stop the certification of the President-elect and the VP-elect of the 2020 election. There were five deaths as a result of this, they were out to capture Speaker Pelosi and VP Pence and murder them. This was no “non violent protest.” They were prepared to kidnap people and murder the important ones all in order to keep Trump in power by force and he did NOT object. This person does NOT belong out of jail and neither do any of them who became traitors that day to our country.
Mister P
The Repugnants are the establishment
Prax07
I definitely think he’s a j@ckass that deserves max prison time, but yeah, also definitely wouldn’t say no to seeing him naked.
RandomGuy
Why can’t stupidity and evil be fatal?
BaltoSteve
It can be.. but we have warning labels on EVERYTHING!
Heywood Jablowme
One or more of the insurrectionists defecated on the Capitol floor. So maybe they stole those muffins after all.
Durwood
I’d rather go to goal than be subjected to seeing Shaman’s dick…
Prax07
I dated a Bush (the son) republican for nearly ten years, so his insides don’t really repulse me as much as his ink does. Still, never going to be actually touching or talking to him so just getting a look-see at his dick is something I think most can handle without crumbling.
Openminded
It doesn’t surprise me that the “Shaman” claims that he has been subjected to unfair attacks and abuse all his life. Usually when someone claims their whole life has been bad, they don’t realize they are the one who is making it that way. Sounds like this time in jail is giving him the ability to reflect and realize how he F’ked up. I can have just an inkling of sympathy for him and others who were stupid enough to be whipped into the frenzy by Trump who only received a slap on the wrist for his part. There is a little room for argument that they shouldn’t be subjected to any more severe punishment than Trump was, but then that would be giving everyone involved a free pass.
Cam
Except there isn’t room for that argument.
I get that, as the same right wing troll, you’re trying to use this screename to appear a bit more moderate. But you’re advocating for the domestic terrorists to not be punished for attacking the Capitol building.
It’s cute that you think you’re being subtle.
BaltoSteve
Please, stop trying to pretend to care about law & order or justice. Nothing about your post indicates you care about any of those things. All you care about is setting terrorists loose to strike again. This sad and pathetic attempts at trying to steer the narrative to something other than the truth.