Elon Musk Calls For Release Of 'QAnon Shaman': 'I Do Believe In Fairness Of Justice'

Controversial Twitter CEO Elon Musk has come forward to support the release of horn-sporting Capitol Hill rioter "QAnon Shaman" Jacob Chansley. 

Last Friday, Musk tweeted, "Free Jacob Chansley," along with a video of Chansley outside the U.S. Capitol telling protesters that former president Donald Trump had told them to go home. 

Free Jacob Chansley https://t.co/8BbeXF2Fye

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 10, 2023

In sharing his thoughts on Chansley's situation, Musk referred to footage recently aired by Fox News, in which Chansley can be seen walking through the Capitol building with police officers.

BREAKING: Never before seen video of January 6 shows Jacob Chansley, the QAnon Shaman, being led through the Capitol by police the entire time that he was in the building. pic.twitter.com/rikoRMWezF

— Greg Price (@greg_price11) March 7, 2023

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Following the billionaire businessman's tweet, one user told him that he was part of the MAGA movement. In response, 

Musk denied his involvement and said that Chansley's prison sentence was simply an issue of "fairness of justice." He added that Chansley had been wrongly portrayed as "a violent criminal." 

I’m not part of MAGA, but I do believe in fairness of justice.

Chansley was falsely portrayed in the media as a violent criminal who tried to overthrow the state and who urged others to commit violence.

But here he is urging people to be peaceful and go home. And the other… https://t.co/XU8vISJaNy

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 11, 2023

In September 2021, Chansley was sentenced to 41 months in prison for his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection. According to a timeline of events by the Department of Justice, he was one of the first 30 rioters to enter the Capitol through doors busted open from the inside.

In light of Musk's defense of Chansley, sports commentator Keith Olbermann told fellow users to report Musk's tweet for violating the platform's rules "by denying a violent event." In return, Musk asked Olbermann if he had considered a career in comedy. 

Have you considered a career in comedy?

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 11, 2023

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