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GOP senator raises uncorroborated claims about 'provocateurs,' 'fake Trump supporters' at Capitol riot hearing

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A GOP senator used his questioning period during a joint Senate hearing Tuesday focused on the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol to read from an unverified eyewitness account published by The Federalist raising unproven claims about "provocateurs" and people pretending to be supporters of former President Trump participating in the riot.

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Yahoo News

Sen. Ron Johnson airs conspiracy theory about ‘fake Trump supporters’ in Senate hearing on Capitol riot

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) claimed Tuesday that leftists posing as Trump supporters played a role in storming the Capitol. The pro-Trump lawmaker, who has said the attack “didn’t seem like an insurrection,” read from an uncorroborated account of the riot that included claims that “fake Trump supporters” and provocateurs help stir the violence. “An organized cell of agents-provocateurs ...

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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The Independent

GOP senator defends pro-Trump protesters who stormed Capitol

At a high-profile hearing on the insurrection at the US Capitol earlier this year, Senator Ron Johnson on Tuesday claimed the mood of pro-Trump protesters who eventually stormed the Capitol had been “festive” before police fired a tear gas canister at them.

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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CNN

Analysis: Ron Johnson used the Capitol attack hearing to push a ridiculous conspiracy theory

Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson has carved out quite a niche for himself in recent weeks: He's the guy willing to push wild conspiracy theories about what happened before, during and after the January 6 riot at the US Capitol.

3 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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The Washington Post

Analysis | Ron Johnson goes way out on a limb to absolve Trump supporters for the Capitol riot

Johnson, who has downplayed the insurrection, used a hearing Tuesday to try to inject doubt that the rioters were Trump supporters. His source is dubious.

3 years ago

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Ron Johnson used the Capitol attack hearing to push a ridiculous conspiracy theory

Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson has carved out quite a niche for himself in recent weeks: He’s the guy willing to push wild conspiracy theories about what happened before, during and after the January 6 riot at the US Capitol.Johnson has previously suggested that Speaker Nancy Pelosi (California) impeached former President Donald Trump over his role in the riot as a way to cover up her own malfeasance on that day — although he’s never actu…

3 years ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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Ron Johnson used the Capitol attack hearing to push a ridiculous conspiracy theory - Local News 8

3 years ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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GOP senator raises uncorroborated claims about 'provocateurs,' 'fake Trump supporters' at Capitol riot hearing

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Sen. Ron Johnson airs conspiracy theory about ‘fake Trump supporters’ in Senate hearing on Capitol riot

Sen. Ron Johnson airs conspiracy theory about ‘fake Trump supporters’ in Senate hearing on Capitol riot

GOP senator defends pro-Trump protesters who stormed Capitol

GOP senator defends pro-Trump protesters who stormed Capitol

Analysis: Ron Johnson used the Capitol attack hearing to push a ridiculous conspiracy theory

Analysis: Ron Johnson used the Capitol attack hearing to push a ridiculous conspiracy theory

Analysis | Ron Johnson goes way out on a limb to absolve Trump supporters for the Capitol riot

Analysis | Ron Johnson goes way out on a limb to absolve Trump supporters for the Capitol riot

Ron Johnson used the Capitol attack hearing to push a ridiculous conspiracy theory

Ron Johnson used the Capitol attack hearing to push a ridiculous conspiracy theory

Ron Johnson used the Capitol attack hearing to push a ridiculous conspiracy theory - Local News 8

Ron Johnson used the Capitol attack hearing to push a ridiculous conspiracy theory - Local News 8

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