Rep. Gosar said that the Democratic leadership "actually aided and abetted" the 1/6 insurrection.

[Nevilledog]

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Eric Hananoki
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Rep. Paul Gosar appeared on a conspiracy theory show yesterday and said that the Democratic leadership "actually aided and abetted" the January 6 insurrection. https://mediamatters.org/january-6-insurrection/rep-paul-gosar-appears-conspiracy-theory-show-claim-democrats-aided-and…

https://www.mediamatters.org/january-6-insurrection/rep-paul-gosar-appears-conspiracy-theory-show-claim-democrats-aided-and

Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) appeared on a conspiracy theory show that streams on Facebook and claimed that the Democratic leadership “actually aided and abetted” the January 6 insurrection. He also agreed with the host’s characterization that people arrested for participating in the Capitol attack are being held as political prisoners and said that Democrats are using the coronavirus pandemic and January 6 “to really put a persecution on this country, to change its demographic.”

Gosar has palled around with and supported far-right media figures. He was recently a keynote speaker at a white nationalist conference and met with white nationalist Nick Fuentes. Gosar is also a fan of Ali Alexander, who helped organize so-called “Stop the Steal” events and has a history of violent rhetoric.

Gosar appeared on the May 18 edition of the Stew Peters Show, an online program that streams on Facebook and other platforms. Peters, who has worked as a bail bondsman, is a right-wing conspiracy theorist who has claimed that “the left incited the violence” on January 6 “in a total setup manufactured by” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), “and the criminal progressives.” He also wrote that “legacy media,” including CNN, MSNBC, Newsmax, and Fox News, “ALL abandoned the fight for TRUTH and went with the LIE.” In making that claim, Peters was promoting a debunked video that supposedly “destroys" the "‘insurrection' narrative” because the U.S. Capitol Police purportedly allowed “protesters inside" the Capitol. (The video does not show that.)

Prior to introducing Gosar, Peters referenced that video and said, “The entire January 6 event was a Hollywood-like script written and played out by Democrats as a distraction away from the political assassination of President Donald J. Trump, the installation of a dictatorial and radical regime and a globalist agenda to force subservience from everyone to the state.” During his interview, in which the death of Ashli Babbitt was discussed, Peters told Gosar: “I hope that I'm wrong but it's my opinion that they needed a death that day, and they weren't going to get it from peaceful and patriotic Trump supporters. It had to be manufactured.”

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[Lovie777]

1. So why oppose the commission? . ..

[EarlG]

2. If that were true

You’d think he would be in favor of an investigation, no?

[Nevilledog]

5. But, but.......

[tanyev]

6. Excellent point!

[GoCubsGo]

10. More like "projection" than gaslighting.

If you want to know what the Republicans are up to, just note what they're accusing others of doing. It never fails.

[underpants]

9. Cyber Ninja is booked even after the high school graduations

OANN must be busy doing deep investigations on something else so there’s no good starting point for their fact gathering and review

[PortTack]

3. Lies... it's all they've got

[Claire Oh Nette]

4. Then bring on the investigation and prove it.

I've seen the evidence to the contrary, Gosar.

no wonder his family actively campaigned against him.

[GoCubsGo]

7. I can see why this asshole's family disowned him.

They even campaign against him. I believe he wins the "Dumbest Member of Congress" award by a nose. He's another one that should be committed to a psychiatric facility. That boy ain't right.

[MyOwnPeace]

19. I call "BULLSHIT!!!"

You're telling me this guy's got something better than Gohmert?

THAT would be truly something (to scare ANY sane person!!!!).

[GoCubsGo]

23. It's a tough call.

But, I think he edges Gohmert by a thin hair in the stupid department. He definitely out-crayzies Louie, although I can think of a few others that have even Gosar beat. There's lots more in the cray-cray department, sadly. Talk about scaring sane people...

[jalan48]

8. Republican's say shit. Fuck em.

[guillaumeb]

11. Does Gosar live in a parallel universe? eom

[Caliman73]

17. Well, he only ever goes on the most extreme right wing shows.

I would take that as strong evidence of YES. He doesn't go (that I am aware of) on CNN, MSNBC, CBS, ABC, NBC, or any other mainstream outlets. He goes on OANN, Newsmax, and more extreme media because that is where his ideas dwell. It is a parallel and significantly batshit universe.

[CrispyQ]

12. I can't even talk to my repub acquaintances anymore.

I have a repub cousin who wants to get together after we're all vaccinated but I think I'll have to first ask, "Do you believe the 2020 election was stolen? If your answer is yes, then mine is no."

[Paladin]

13. Wouldn't expect any better from a piece of shit like him. (nt)

[malaise]

14. Of course

Dems wanted Trump to be president not Biden -stupid fucking dishonest piece of shit

[dalton99a]

16. Biden bought them Trump flags and told them to make Trump president

[world wide wally]

15. Right, asshole...

Then let's have a commission get to the bottom of it all.
Right?

[lame54]

18. Sounds like they need a committee to get to the bottom of this

[ZonkerHarris]

20. I hope Gosar gets cancer. Because he is a cancer on America.

[Chainfire]

21. Of course we aided and abetted the insurrection.

By winning the damn election! If we had lost, there would not have been a problem in Washington on Jan. 6. People, this should be obvious to you all....

[gohuskies]

22. All the GQP can do is tell Bigger Lies

They are a corrupt and malignant political crime organization and unworthy of any trust.

[spanone]

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