“A man who allegedly participated in the Capitol riot Jan. 6 and is wanted by the FBI is now seeking asylum in Belarus, the country’s state media reported Monday, presenting him as a ‘simple American whose shops were burned by Black Lives Matter activists,'” the Washington Post reports.
Capitol Rioter Seeks Asylum In Belarus
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