KFile: Pete Hegseth spread baseless conspiracy theories that January 6 attack was carried out by leftist groups
3 weeks, 4 days ago

KFile: Pete Hegseth spread baseless conspiracy theories that January 6 attack was carried out by leftist groups

CNN  

CNN — President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, justified the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack and spread baseless conspiracy theories claiming the initial break-in was a false flag operation carried out by leftist groups disguised as Trump supporters. Four days after the Capitol riot, Hegseth appeared on a podcast hosted by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich called “Newt’s World.” Hegseth, who was then a Fox News host and prominent conservative media figure, downplayed the violence, defended the rioters’ motivations, and criticized the media for rejecting baseless claims of a stolen election. Pete Hegseth pushed false flag claims about January 6 riot and justified Capitol violence Hegseth justified the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack and spread baseless conspiracy theories about the initial break-in on a podcast. “I didn’t like the knee-jerk, pearl-clutching response across the spectrum.” Hegseth expressed frustration with Republicans who condemned Trump and his supporters, as well as the media for rejecting false claims of election fraud.

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CNN discovers tape that catches top Trump nominee spouting wild Jan. 6 claims
3 weeks, 3 days ago

CNN discovers tape that catches top Trump nominee spouting wild Jan. 6 claims

Raw Story  

CNN on Tuesday uncovered new audio of Trump Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth spouting baseless conspiracy theories about the January 6th riot at the United States Capitol building. The audio came from an interview that Hegseth gave with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich in the wake of the deadly riot in which he alternately downplayed the severity of the attack …

Trump blew up his Jan. 6 defense by boasting about himself on Fox News: analysis
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump blew up his Jan. 6 defense by boasting about himself on Fox News: analysis

Raw Story  

Donald Trump accidentally blew up his Jan. 6 defense during an interview with Fox News host Greg Gutfield, according to an analysis. The former president told the late-night talk show host Wednesday about a phone call he supposedly made to Tim Walz, who is now Kamala Harris' running mate, several years ago where he claimed the Minnesota governor asked for …

Mike Pence denounces debunked FBI Jan 6 conspiracy theory promoted by Trump
1 year ago

Mike Pence denounces debunked FBI Jan 6 conspiracy theory promoted by Trump

The Independent  

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January 6 aftermath: Timeline of consequences since Trump supporters stormed the Capitol
1 year ago

January 6 aftermath: Timeline of consequences since Trump supporters stormed the Capitol

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Five people were killed in the chaos that …

Top law enforcement officials 'quashed a plan' to investigate Trump for Jan. 6 for over a year
1 year, 6 months ago

Top law enforcement officials 'quashed a plan' to investigate Trump for Jan. 6 for over a year

Raw Story  

A new report in the Washington Post sheds some light on why it has taken so long to investigate former President Donald Trump's incitement of deadly riots at the United States Capitol building on January 6, 2021. Specifically, the Post reports that top officials at the United States Department of Justice and the FBI "quashed a plan by prosecutors in …

Donald Trump accused of 'multi-part conspiracy' in final report on US Capitol attack
2 years ago

Donald Trump accused of 'multi-part conspiracy' in final report on US Capitol attack

The Telegraph  

Donald Trump has been accused of criminally engaging in a “multi-part conspiracy” to overturn the lawful results of the 2020 presidential election in the January 6 committee’s final report on the US Capitol attack. The 845-page report, released on Thursday, claimed Mr Trump failed to act to stop his supporters from attacking the Capitol, concluding an extraordinary 18-month investigation into …

5 key takeaways from January 6 panel’s report on US Capitol riot
2 years ago

5 key takeaways from January 6 panel’s report on US Capitol riot

Al Jazeera  

Washington, DC – “One man” is ultimately responsible for last year’s attack on the United States Capitol: Former President Donald Trump. Here is a look at five key takeaways from the final report: Trump is ‘central cause’ of the riot The report unambiguously blamed Trump for the attack on the Capitol: “The central cause of January 6th was one man, …

Revealed: Louie Gohmert told Mark Meadows to launch emergency probe to prove antifa was behind Capitol riots
2 years ago

Revealed: Louie Gohmert told Mark Meadows to launch emergency probe to prove antifa was behind Capitol riots

Raw Story  

Newly revealed text messages from former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows' phone show that former Rep. Louie Gohmert was a true believer in the false conspiracy theory that Antifa was really behind the January 6th Capitol riots. As reported by Talking Points Memo, Gohmert sent Meadows a text message on January 8th, two days after the assault on the …

Trump promotes Truth Social post claiming the Capitol riot was a 'false flag'
2 years, 1 month ago

Trump promotes Truth Social post claiming the Capitol riot was a 'false flag'

Raw Story  

Fresh off hosting a QAnon conference at Mar-a-Lago and bringing a Holocaust denier over for dinner, former President Donald Trump on Wednesday promoted a conspiracy theory about the January 6 riot at the United States Capitol building. On his Truth Social network, the former president boosted a post from an anonymous user who baselessly claimed that the Capitol riot was …

Jan. 6 Crime-o-Meter: Sure Seems Like Trump Knew There Would Be Violence
2 years, 5 months ago

Jan. 6 Crime-o-Meter: Sure Seems Like Trump Knew There Would Be Violence

Slate  

In the tradition of the Clintonometer, the Trump Apocalypse Watch, and the Impeach-O-Meter, the Is It a Crime-O-Meter is a wildly subjective and speculative estimate of whether the Jan. 6 select committee’s work will convince enough individuals of relevance that Donald Trump committed insurrection-related crimes that he will be, in some fashion, held accountable for them. Immediately following that reportedly …

‘Just following what he said’: Takeaways from the Jan. 6 hearing on Trump’s actions and the riot
2 years, 5 months ago

‘Just following what he said’: Takeaways from the Jan. 6 hearing on Trump’s actions and the riot

LA Times  

Former White House Counsel Pat Cipollone is seen in a video interview during Tuesday’s hearing. The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol spent its seventh hearing Tuesday focused on the origins of the mob and former President Trump’s role in inciting it. More details on an ‘unhinged’ Oval Office meeting The hearing presented new details …

Donald Trump accused of a sprawling 'conspiracy': recapping the first eight Capitol riot hearings
2 years, 5 months ago

Donald Trump accused of a sprawling 'conspiracy': recapping the first eight Capitol riot hearings

ABC  

Graphic video showing police being attacked; bombshell testimony from inside the White House; first-hand accounts of Donald Trump's tactics: so far, the public Capitol riot hearings have produced stunning testimony. In Ivanka Trump's video testimony, she said she had "accepted" Mr Barr's point on this video testimony, she said she had "accepted" Mr Barr's point on this Mr Trump took …

‘This is hurting all of us’: Trump’s circle urged him to stop violence on Jan. 6
2 years, 6 months ago

‘This is hurting all of us’: Trump’s circle urged him to stop violence on Jan. 6

LA Times  

Donald Trump Jr., shown speaking to the Republican National Convention in 2020, pleaded with his father to stop the violence on Jan. 6, 2021, according to evidence presented Tuesday by the House select panel investigating the Capitol insurrection. Members of then-President Trump’s circle of supporters, including his son Donald Trump Jr., pleaded with him to stop the violence on Jan. …

Capitol riots probe panel blames Donald Trump for 'attempted coup' on 6 January
2 years, 6 months ago

Capitol riots probe panel blames Donald Trump for 'attempted coup' on 6 January

Firstpost  

Testimony on Thursday showed how Donald Trump desperately clung to his own false claims of election fraud, beckoning supporters to the Capitol on 6 January, 2021, when Congress would certify the results, despite those around him insisting Joe Biden had won the election Washington: The House panel investigating the 6 January insurrection at the US Capitol has laid the blame …

He seemed 'detached from reality' in defeat, say Trump aides to committee investigating Capitol attack
2 years, 6 months ago

He seemed 'detached from reality' in defeat, say Trump aides to committee investigating Capitol attack

India Today  

Donald Trump’s closest campaign advisers, top government officials and even his family were dismantling his false claims of 2020 election fraud ahead of Jan. 6, but the defeated president seemed “detached from reality” and kept clinging to outlandish theories to stay in power, the committee investigating the Capitol attack was told Monday. Trump’s “big lie” of election fraud escalated and …

Capitol riot panel blames Donald Trump for January 6 ‘attempted coup’
2 years, 7 months ago

Capitol riot panel blames Donald Trump for January 6 ‘attempted coup’

The Hindu  

The House panel investigating the January 6 insurrection at the U. S. Capitol laid the blame firmly on Donald Trump Thursday night, saying the assault was hardly spontaneous but an “attempted coup” and a direct result of the defeated president's effort to overturn the 2020 election. With a never-before-seen 12-minute video of extremist groups leading the deadly siege and startling …

Trump says Jan. 6 was the 'greatest movement in the history of our Country' -- hours before House hearings begin
2 years, 7 months ago

Trump says Jan. 6 was the 'greatest movement in the history of our Country' -- hours before House hearings begin

Raw Story  

Hours before the House select committee investigation hearing on the Jan. 6 insurrection, which saw hundreds of supporters of Donald Trump storm the U.S. Capitol, the former president raged on Truth Social that the day of the riot "represented the greatest movement in the history of our Country." With the first of six nationally televised hearings that promise new videos …

Trump pushes conspiracy theory that federal agents were responsible for attack on US Capitol
3 years ago

Trump pushes conspiracy theory that federal agents were responsible for attack on US Capitol

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump has furthered another baseless conspiracy theory about the …

A year after Capitol attack, familiar falsehoods persist
3 years ago

A year after Capitol attack, familiar falsehoods persist

Associated Press  

When a mob loyal to former President Donald Trump forcibly overtook the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, conservative bloggers and social media commentators scrambled to fabricate a different story: that the day was nonviolent, a false flag by Democrats or the brainchild of undercover federal officials. As President Joe Biden spoke on the anniversary of the insurrection accusing Trump …

Some Of The Biggest Lies Being Spread About The Jan. 6 Insurrection
3 years ago

Some Of The Biggest Lies Being Spread About The Jan. 6 Insurrection

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Millions of Americans watched the events in Washington last Jan. 6 unfold on live television. “It will fuel more divisions in our country, and I think that ultimately is the legacy of the misinformation we’re seeing right now.” An examination of some of the top falsehoods about the Capitol riot and the people who have spread them: …

Conspiracy theories paint fraudulent reality of Jan. 6 riot
3 years ago

Conspiracy theories paint fraudulent reality of Jan. 6 riot

Associated Press  

Millions of Americans watched the events in Washington last Jan. 6 unfold on live television. “It will fuel more divisions in our country, and I think that ultimately is the legacy of the misinformation we’re seeing right now.” An examination of some of the top falsehoods about the Capitol riot and the people who have spread them: CLAIM: THE RIOTERS …

Fox News hosts knew Trump fans were behind MAGA riots -- but still lied and blamed Antifa: Mehdi Hassan
3 years ago

Fox News hosts knew Trump fans were behind MAGA riots -- but still lied and blamed Antifa: Mehdi Hassan

Raw Story  

Rep. Liz Cheney revealed during the Jan. 6 hearing vote on Monday that three Fox News personalities were hurriedly texting White House chief of staff Mark Meadows begging him to make President Donald Trump stop the attack on the U.S. Capitol. "I, for one, am shocked Fox News hosts were saying stuff in private different to what they say in …

Donald Trump Justifies Capitol Riot, Says Election Was The 'Real Insurrection'
3 years, 3 months ago

Donald Trump Justifies Capitol Riot, Says Election Was The 'Real Insurrection'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday justified the Jan. 6 mob attack on the U.S. Capitol, calling it a legitimate protest against a rigged election. In a statement, Trump targeted Congress’ bipartisan select committee investigating the attack, which involved a horde of his supporters storming the Capitol in an attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 …

Trump defends Capitol rioters, says there was ‘zero threat’
3 years, 9 months ago

Trump defends Capitol rioters, says there was ‘zero threat’

The Hindu  

Former President Donald Trump on March 25 defended some of his supporters who rioted at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, saying they posed “zero threat” to the lawmakers who had assembled there to certify the Electoral College vote that confirmed Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential race. Mr. Trump complained to Fox News Channel’s Laura Ingraham that law enforcement …

Trump defends Capitol rioters, says there was ‘zero threat’
3 years, 9 months ago

Trump defends Capitol rioters, says there was ‘zero threat’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump on Thursday defended some of his supporters who rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, saying they posed “zero threat” to the lawmakers who had assembled there to certify the Electoral College vote that confirmed Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential race. Trump complained to Fox News Channel’s Laura Ingraham that law enforcement …

Trump defends Capitol rioters, says there was ‘zero threat’ to lawmakers
3 years, 9 months ago

Trump defends Capitol rioters, says there was ‘zero threat’ to lawmakers

LA Times  

Former President Trump defended some of his supporters who rioted at the U.S. Capitol, saying Thursday that they posed “zero threat” to the lawmakers who had assembled to confirm President Biden’s victory in the November election. Trump complained to Fox News Channel’s Laura Ingraham that law enforcement was now “persecuting” the Capitol rioters, hundreds of whom have been arrested, while …

Police uncover ‘possible plot’ by militia to breach Capitol
3 years, 10 months ago

Police uncover ‘possible plot’ by militia to breach Capitol

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Capitol Police say they have uncovered intelligence of a “possible plot” by a militia group to breach the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, nearly two months after a mob of supporters of then-President Donald Trump stormed the iconic building to try to stop Congress from certifying now-President Joe Biden’s victory. “The United States Capitol Police Department is aware of …

FBI Director Christopher Wray Shoots Down Conspiracy Theory About Antifa In Capitol Riot
3 years, 10 months ago

FBI Director Christopher Wray Shoots Down Conspiracy Theory About Antifa In Capitol Riot

Huff Post  

Director Christopher Wray faced extensive questioning about the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol as he appeared Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Pool via Getty Images FBI Director Christopher Wray on Tuesday dismissed conspiracy theories about antifa being behind the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol that was perpetrated by a variety of actors united in their …

Trump privately blamed ‘Antifa people’ for storming US Capitol
3 years, 11 months ago

Trump privately blamed ‘Antifa people’ for storming US Capitol

Al Jazeera  

The storming of the Capitol last week by Trump supporters delayed the certification of Biden’s election victory. US President Donald Trump privately blamed “Antifa people” for storming the US Capitol last Wednesday, even though clear video and documentary evidence shows the rioters were overwhelmingly his supporters, Axios website reported. Trump made the remark in a 30-minute-plus phone call on Monday …

Before rioters stormed the US Capitol, Trump supporters called for violence online
4 years ago

Before rioters stormed the US Capitol, Trump supporters called for violence online

CNN  

CNN Business — While many Americans were stunned as they watched rioters descend on the Capitol and clash with police, there has been chatter for days on various social media platforms about the prospect of Wednesday’s protests turning violent. Before the protest, several TikTok videos promoting violence racked up thousands of views, with one user advocating for protestors to take …

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