Rioter Richard Barnett Who Lounged In Nancy Pelosi’s Office Says He Was ‘Pushed’ In
Richard Barnett — the rioters who stormed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s room during the siege of the US Capitol claimed on video that he was “pushed” inside her quarters.
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A new video obtained by the New York post shows Barnett being interviewed right after the Capitol attack. He explained what made him partake in the illegal activity while speaking with YouTuber Brandon Buckingham.
“They started it! I came to peacefully protest! They Maced me,” Barnett tells the reporter. “I didn’t break in — I got pushed in,” Barnett adds as he holds an envelope with Pelosi’s letterhead. “I paid a quarter for this. I’m not a thief! It had my blood on it.” Barnett, who goes by the nickname Bigo, also said he left the speaker a note. “It’s on her desk right now and, Nancy, when you get back to work, you can read it,” he continues. “I’m gonna tell you what it says … it says, ‘Nancy, Bigo was here, you b—!’”
As we previously reported, the FBI last week arrested the Arkansas man Richard Barnett, who was photographed with his feet on a desk in Pelosi’s office. He confirmed his identity to multiple news outlets and said that he took a piece of mail from Pelosi’s office, in addition to leaving a profane note. As the Associated Press notes, he now faces three federal charges, including knowingly entering or remaining on restricted grounds without authority, violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, and theft of public property or records.
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