Ex-Navy SEAL who bragged about ‘breaching the Capitol’ now claims he’s ‘not a traitor’ after FBI questions him

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A retired Navy SEAL is facing trouble from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) after posting a video to Facebook detailing his involvement in the U.S. Capitol breach. 

According to ABC News, Adam Newbold, 45, of Lisbon, Ohio, took to Facebook on Jan. 6, to share details about the series of events that transpired that day. Although Newbold admitted that there was “destruction” at the Capitol, he made it clear that he was “proud” of what he had done.

“There was destruction, breaching the Capitol, our building, our house. And, um, to get in you had to destroy doors and windows to get in,” Newbold said. Continue reading.