An attorney for the Capitol-breach suspect known as the “QAnon shaman” said he’s working “in earnest” on a plea deal with prosecutors given his client’s fragile mental health. Arizona native and Navy veteran Jacob Chansley, 33, aka Jake Angeli, was recently diagnosed by Federal Bureau of Prisons psychologists with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and other mental illnesses. “Discussions regarding [Chansley] are being pursued in earnest but there are a lot of moving parts, health concerns, logistics, and cumbersome COVID protocols involved,” St. Louis-based attorney Albert Watkins told The Epoch Times in an email on Monday. “Health issues being experienced by Mr. Chansley also play a role in undertakings in this regard,” Watkins added. “There has been a significant shift in the dialog such that the government now acknowledges Mr. Chansley was not a leader or planner of any aspect of Jan. 6 and that he was not violent or destructive in …
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