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Amy Klobuchar ends Ron Johnson conspiracy in Capitol attack hearing
On Tuesday, former Capitol Police leaders and other officials charged with protecting the Capitol building testified about the January 6 attack, telling conflicting stories about what happened that day. One thing that clearly didn’t happen was what Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) Shared during his chance to question law enforcement leaders: An account of the day published in the conservative publication The Federalist claiming those who invaded the Capitol were apparently professional bullies and not the “working class” people seen protesting outside earlier in the day. Ron Johnson is using his interrogation time during the Capitol security hearing to advance a conspiracy theory that the January 6 rebels were not really Trump supporters, but were “provocateurs” and “fake Trump protesters” pic.twitter .com / t72QkHDbaG – Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 23, 2021 This suggestion was against the testimony of former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund, who said on Tuesday that the attack was “pre-planned” and the insurgents were “well equipped, coordinated and prepared to carry out a violent uprising on the United States Capitol.” And when the hearing ended, Rules Committee Chair Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) made it clear that Johnson’s claims were not correct. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) ends the Capitol uprising hearing with what appears to be a nod to Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI): “There is a clear agreement that this was a planned uprising, and I think * the majority * the members here agree very strongly with this. Pic.twitter.com/dyfeBCBcvZ – The Recount (@therecount) February 23, 2021 At about the same time that Johnson shared the conspiracy theory, federal prosecutors revealed a case against a Capitol attacker who, weeks after the attack, had made it clear that the leftist provocateurs were not behind the siege, reports HuffPost. Jose Padilla, prosecutors said, used online forums to detail his experiences in the insurrection, making it clear that “the guy who broke the windows was not antifa” but “patriots”. More stories from theweek.comThe MyPillow guy could be the final chump of Trump’s final night hosts, laughing at Rudy Giuliani literally running away from his $ 1.3 billion process, linked to CPACWHO’s COVAX program delivering 1st COVID vaccine- 19