“I watched on television…in horror as a peaceful rally turned into an assault on our seat of government,\
An elected prosecutor from southeastern Indiana has confirmed that she attended President Donald Trump’s speech Jan.6 that preceded the storming of the U.S. Capitol. In a statement released Tuesday, Lynn Deddens, prosecutor for Dearborn and Ohio counties, said that during Trump’s speech – “to beat the crowds” – she and her friends decided to head back to their hotel in Virginia. She estimated they left at about 12:30 p.m. Deddens’ statement also condemned the violence and destruction at the Capitol. “I watched on television, like millions of Americans, in horror as a peaceful rally turned into an assault on our seat of government.
