“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,” CNN reports.



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

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.

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By Andrew Kaczynski and Winter Hawk, 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. In comments made immediately after

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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 and tried to blame it on Trump's left-wing enemies."And just from, you know, co…

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Pete Hegseth Claimed January 6 Was ‘False Flag’ Operation

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s nominee to be secretary of defense, promoted a baseless conspiracy theory about the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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Pete Hegseth/Instagram Defense Secretary-designate Pete Hegseth simultaneously blamed far-left groups for the events of January 6, 2021 and justified Trump supporters’ actions in the days following the riot. According to CNN’s KFile, Hegseth tried to blame Antifa for the riot during a conversation with Newt Gingrich just four days after it occurred. “There are reports, you know, in the New York Post and elsewhere. And just from, you know, common…

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By Andrew Kaczynski and Winter Hawk, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, justified the January

Pete Hegseth Claimed January 6 Was ‘False Flag’ Operation

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