Attorneys representing an accused Capitol rioter do not want jurors to see a profane pro-Trump t-shirt that he wore at some point during the 2020 campaign season.
As flagged by NBC News' Ryan Reilly, the defense team for Jan. 6 defendant Ralph Joseph Celentano asked the court this week to bar the government from using a photo of their client wearing a t-shirt that reads, "Trump 2020: F--k Your Feelings."
In justifying their case to bar the government from using the exhibit, the attorneys argue that "the picture is clearly taken in the kitchen of a home on an unknown date and time" and is also "not a picture of Mr. Celentano at or near the Capitol."
In addition to this, the attorneys argue that the photo is "highly prejudicial, impermissible character evidence and risks inflaming the emotions of jurors."
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In addition to the photos of the shirt, the attorneys also want to bar prosecutors from showing jurors a message that Celentano sent boasting about his exploits at the Capitol.
"Like Trump said it was wild," he wrote in the message.
Prosecutors allege that Celentano committed assault during the Capitol riots when he "blindsided" a law enforcement officer with a "football-style tackle."
