evidence: WASHINGTON — In nearly three years since a mob of Donald Trump supporters stormed the Capitol in an effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election, far-right figures have made a claim that flies in the face of reality: That the Jan. 6 attack was actually driven by far-left antifa activists dressed up like Trump supporters, or by federal agents dressed up like Trump supporters, or by some combination thereof. [...] Judges have regularly dealt with Jan. 6 defendants who are still lost in online conspiracy theories. Many of those defendants, like former Police Chief Alan Hostetter, have latched onto the case of John Sullivan, an "anti-establishment" activist who stormed the Capitol and was caught on tape bragging that he'd "make those Trump supporters f--- s--- up." Hostetter has said he believes that Jan. 6 was a setup from the beginning and brought up the Sullivan case in court, while representing himself. But he had trouble explaining how the handling of Sullivan's case — Sullivan was arrested, convicted on all charges after a trial last month and ordered detained until his sentencing — was part of some broad scheme by the "deep state."