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Pelosi warns of lawsuit for lawmakers who helped Capitol protesters
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., California) has promised that any congressman found out for helping protesters who violated the Capitol on January 6 would be prosecuted, in remarks to reporters on Thursday. Pelosi’s comments came several days after Representative Steve Cohen (D., Tenn.) Hinted that Representative Lauren Boebert (R., Florida) may have helped the protesters, saying he saw her taking a walk around the Capitol near two days before the event. Boebert received criticism for his support for the QAnon conspiracy theory, however, no evidence emerged that it helped protesters. Mayor Pelosi on the involvement of the House legislator in the 1/6 Capitol insurrection: “Everything has to be based on evidence … There will be a process if they helped and incited an insurrection in which people died.” pic.twitter.com/OxtZLBAomy – The Recount (@therecount) January 21, 2021 “Everything has to be based on evidence, and that has yet to be seen,” said Pelosi on Thursday. “If people helped and encouraged [the riots], there will be more than just comments from your colleagues here: there will be a process, if they helped and incited an insurrection in which people died. ”However, Pelosi added,” this is something you should collect evidence for as you go. ” The rebels managed to invade the Capitol police and forced lawmakers to evacuate the building or shelter there, interrupting the certification of the results of the Electoral College. Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) Blamed former President Trump for causing the disturbances in a plenary speech on Tuesday. “The crowd was fed with lies. They were provoked by the president and other powerful people. And they tried to use fear and violence to stop a specific process from the first branch of the federal government that they didn’t like, ”said McConnell. However, minority leader in the House, Kevin McCarthy (R., California), told reporters on Thursday that he does not believe Trump has incited the riot. “I don’t believe he provoked you if you heard what he said at the rally,” said McCarthy. The comments appear to contradict McCarthy’s remarks made last week, in which he said Trump “has responsibility” for the disturbances.