Cedar Rapids man charged in Capitol riot says Trump invited supporters to go

A Cedar Rapids man traveled to Washington, D.C. to show his support for former President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, because he believed there were “crimes against the Constitution” and the courts wouldn’t review the evidence of election fraud. He was arrested in the weeks following the insurrection. His trial is scheduled to begin May 1. Leo Christopher Kelly, 37, who described himself as an independent during a Gazette interview after the Capitol insurrection, said he was caught up in the moment when protesters violently invaded the Capitol in an attempt to stop lawmakers from certifying the 2020 election. He…