'It was dumb to follow him': MAGA rioter throws fellow Oath Keeper under the bus at sentencing
David Moerschel, a member of the Oath Keepers who was convicted of seditious conspiracy earlier this year, admitted that he made a mistake in deciding to join the militia to storm the United States Capitol on January 6th, 2021.
As reported by Politico's Kyle Cheney, Moerschel said during a sentencing hearing that he regrets getting mixed up with Kelly Meggs, the leader of the Florida Oath Keepers who was sentenced last month to more than a decade in jail after also being convicted on seditious conspiracy charges.
"I don't mean anything bad about Kelly Meggs, but he was a used car salesman," Moerschel told the court, according to Cheney. "It was dumb to follow that guy."
Cheney also notes that Moerschel was a neuroscientist by trade before he got himself involved in trying to block the peaceful transfer of power in the name of former President Donald Trump, who prior to getting involved in politics was the host of "Celebrity Apprentice."
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According to independent journalist Brandi Buchman, Moerschel attorney Scott Weinberg told the court that his client's career as a neuroscientist is over in the wake of his conviction.
"David lost a lot," Weinberg argued. "His degrees are no longer worth the paper they were printed on."