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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRand Paul demands FBI arrest peaceful protesters for yelling at him
https://americanindependent.com/rand-paul-protesters-fbi-gop-convention-washington-dc-senate-fox-news/Video evidence shows that Rand Paul was slightly jostled by a police officer who stumbled into him.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) took to Fox News and Twitter on Friday to demand that protesters in Washington, D.C., be arrested by the FBI after peacefully demonstrating against him.
After attending Donald Trump's nomination acceptance speech at the White House on Thursday night, Paul claimed on Twitter, he was "attacked by an angry mob."
But video evidence of the encounter between Paul and protesters showed no violence or attack. The video showed that a police officer protecting Paul was jostled and stumbled into Paul's shoulder.
Without evidence, Paul alleged that the protest came about through "criminal traffic being paid for across state lines." He claimed that "they flew here in a plane, they've all got fresh new clothes, and they were paid to be here."
"They need to be arrested, questioned," he told Fox, and called for the FBI to find out what hotels protesters stayed in "and bills need to be subpoenaed" so that the public can know "how did you get here on a plane and staying in a fancy hotel and yet you're acting like a criminal?"
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Rand Paul demands FBI arrest peaceful protesters for yelling at him (Original Post)
Nevilledog
Aug 2020
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OAITW r.2.0
(24,504 posts)1. Mr. Libertarian said this?
He's just another "law and order" Republican. Law and Order for you, not for me.
ProudMNDemocrat
(16,786 posts)2. Poor Randy needs some attention.....
What a schmuck Randy Paul is. Whiny little brat surrounded by his white privilege.
Nevilledog
(51,122 posts)4. I nominate him to be the next person reinfected with COVID-19.
grumpyduck
(6,240 posts)3. Oh, so he's already investigated
and knows they crossed state lines by aircraft?
Wow, how efficient of him.
Eat shit, asshole!
magicarpet
(14,155 posts)8. The rowdy demonstrators came to Washington DC in private jets,...
And came to the demonstration area in long stretch limousines,.. then left of their $25 million dollar super duper fancy private yachts.
Says Rand Paul.
Phoenix61
(17,006 posts)5. I'm so confused about why they would walk
into the middle of a demonstration. Couldnt possibly be to gin up some false bs about being attacked by an angry mob.
magicarpet
(14,155 posts)6. No wonder his neighbor beat the shit out of him,...
... he is a liar, a fabricator, and an instigator.
roamer65
(36,745 posts)7. If I were his neighbor, I would have beaten him as well.
RainCaster
(10,884 posts)9. Those must be libs, they dressed better than the Trumpanzees
PatSeg
(47,501 posts)10. I didn't realize it snowed in Kentucky,
because that there is the biggest damn snowflake I've ever seen!
imaginary girl
(861 posts)11. Sounds like projection to me! Nt
Docreed2003
(16,863 posts)12. "If you're protesting me..
Clearly you're too poor to stay in the hotel I'm staying in"...what a pompous prick.