Trump-backed Senate candidate floats conspiracy theory claiming Capitol riot was an FBI false flag
Raw StoryGOP Senate candidate Blake Masters of Arizona met with conservative activists in Phoenix this spring and was asked whether he would support investigating US intelligence operations to uncover the federal government's "nefarious activities." In his reply, he floated a conspiracy theory claiming the Jan. 6 Capitol riot was actually a false flag operation orchestrated by the FBI, CNN reports. "While top Republicans like Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell have urged candidates to move on from 2020 and focus on the future, some, like Masters, are aligning themselves with Trump in the hopes of tapping into his base of support," CNN's report stated. RELATED: Violence erupts after Arizona man shows up to GOP mixer in a Black Lives Matter shirt and refuses to leave Trump endorsed Masters last week.
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