A Republican candidate from West Virginia is seeking higher office based on his participation in the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6.
Derrick Evans told right-wing nationalist Steve Bannon that voters were flocking to him after he served 90 days in prison after pleading guilty to felony civil disorder charges. Evans is challenging Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV) in the Republican primary.
"As rich people say it, they say, hey, maybe a guy like Derrick Evans, maybe he, with his common sense...