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The Republican Party of Oregon falsely stated in a resolution that there is “growing evidence” that the January 6 attack on the US Capitol by a pro-Trump crowd was “a ‘false flag’ operation”.
The resolution, which was published on January 19 and endorsed by the executive committee of the state Republican party, suggested that the takeover of the capital by Trump supporters was an orchestrated conspiracy “designed to discredit President Trump, his supporters and all conservative Republicans, ”And to create a“ false motivation ”to accuse the former president.
To support these false claims, the resolution cited links to right-wing websites, including the Epoch Times, a pro-Trump vehicle that frequently publishes right-wing misinformation, as well as Wikipedia’s entry for “Reichstag Fire”.
In a Facebook video released on January 19, Oregon Republican Party President Bill Currier said Oregon Republicans were working with Republicans in other states to publicize similar resolutions. “We are encouraging and working with others through a patriotic network of RNC members, nationally elected officials from each state, to coordinate our activities and coordinate our messages,” said Currier as part of the video conversation with other members of the Republican Party of Oregon.
“We are partially at the door of socialism and Marxism now … and we have to fight,” said Currier. “It’s time to choose. People can decide what they want to believe and what they want to do, but there are people who get up and others who sit. “
Currier did not respond to a request for comment on Monday. The Republican National Committee did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In addition to labeling the Capitol attack as a potential false flag operation, the Oregon Republican Party resolution also condemned several House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump for the January 6 attack. The statement called lawmakers “traitors” who “conspired” with the enemy and described members of the Democratic Party as “Left-wing forces seeking to establish a dictatorship without all the estimated freedoms and freedoms”.
The resolution was a sign that the Oregon GOP “is in line with conspiracy theories,” wrote the Oregonian, the state’s largest newspaper, last week.
The newspaper also reported that one of the members of the Oregon Republican Party executive committee, which produced the resolution, is the chief of staff of the Republican state legislator who opened the door to allow armed protesters protesting coronavirus restrictions to enter the illegally. Oregon state capital December 21. This invasion of the Oregon state capital in December was one of the events that served as a model for the January Capitol invasion.
Federal prosecutors in Washington have already charged more than 100 people in connection with the Capitol violence on January 6, which was widely documented in real time by journalists, as well as by many of the people who participated in the invasion, including well-known members of hate groups.
Several of the people facing charges related to the invasion of the capital said they believed they were following Trump’s instructions. “I listen to my president, who told me to go to the Capitol,” said a Texas real estate agent who faces federal charges to CBS News.
Family members and friends of the four participants who died during the Capitol invasion, including an Air Force veteran shot dead by a police officer, also described them as dedicated supporters of Trump.