Rioter Who Posed in Pelosi’s Office Argues for Release: I Called Her a ‘Biatch,’ Not ‘Bitch’

In his latest motion for pre-trial release, Richard "Bigo" Barnett's lawyers insist a note he left on the speaker's desk meant to say, "Hey Nancy Bigo was here biatch."

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