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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,035 posts)
Wed Jun 16, 2021, 03:20 PM Jun 2021

Tucker Carlson baselessly claims 'FBI operatives were organizing the attack on the Capitol,'

his latest whitewashing of Jan. 6

In his most severe rewriting of history on the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol, Fox News opinion host Tucker Carlson baselessly claimed the riot was organized by the FBI.

"They were almost certainly working for the FBI, so FBI operatives were organizing the attack at the Capitol on January 6, according to government documents," Carlson said without showing said documents.

Carlson, the most watched host on Fox News, was referring to the latest indictments handed out in the FBI's investigation of the siege.

His claim relies solely on assuming that anyone listed anonymously as an "unindicted co-conspirator" must have been an FBI agent. Carlson went even further to claim the agents plotted the attack, implying it may not have happened without them.




https://www.yahoo.com/news/tucker-carlson-baselessly-claims-fbi-142102760.html

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Tucker Carlson baselessly claims 'FBI operatives were organizing the attack on the Capitol,' (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2021 OP
So ... he's blaming Donald Trump's FBI? Hugh_Lebowski Jun 2021 #1
He's begging for a full cavity search EYESORE 9001 Jun 2021 #2
Tucker does not write this shit. Somebody else writes this crap in order to control "the news .. Botany Jun 2021 #3
Pretty rich when we just found out that the FBI received 50 Bev54 Jun 2021 #4
Who was in charge of the justice department/FBI at the time? denbot Jun 2021 #7
It's not just Lil Cucker Carlson. It's the latest Progressive Jones Jun 2021 #5
That's the point of informants, idiot. Oneironaut Jun 2021 #6
So you think Republicans realize the head of the FBI bottomofthehill Jun 2021 #8
Has Tucky given up on destroying Dr. Fauci, then? gratuitous Jun 2021 #9
Ahh I was wondering Ahpook Jun 2021 #10

Botany

(70,516 posts)
3. Tucker does not write this shit. Somebody else writes this crap in order to control "the news ..
Wed Jun 16, 2021, 03:30 PM
Jun 2021

... cycle" by saying outlandish shit. Tucker is just the visible chancre of the v.d. that is Fox News.
My guess is that they had Tucker spew this crap in order to change the subject about the real news.

Bev54

(10,053 posts)
4. Pretty rich when we just found out that the FBI received 50
Wed Jun 16, 2021, 04:07 PM
Jun 2021

warnings from Parler, about possible violence at the capitol on Jan 6 and did nothing.

Progressive Jones

(6,011 posts)
5. It's not just Lil Cucker Carlson. It's the latest
Wed Jun 16, 2021, 04:17 PM
Jun 2021

spew from the righties.
Earlier today, I heard a woman on the rightie radio station here in Chicago going on about the Oaf Kreepers who got busted trying to kidnap the Governor of Michigan. According to this radio host, these OafKreepers were actually victims of an FBI plot to set them up. She claimed that the militia members were not sophisticated enough to pull off their plot without the FBI infiltrarors egging them on, and helping with the plot.

Oneironaut

(5,504 posts)
6. That's the point of informants, idiot.
Wed Jun 16, 2021, 04:17 PM
Jun 2021

It’s not encouraging someone to do something it they’re already going to do it, like Islamic terrorists plotting a bombing with informant help. The point is to infiltrate them and then arrest them. Is an FBI agent controlling a mafia informant actually in the mafia?

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
9. Has Tucky given up on destroying Dr. Fauci, then?
Wed Jun 16, 2021, 06:19 PM
Jun 2021

Was it just a week ago that Tucky was vowing to bring down the career public health professional because reasons?

Ahpook

(2,750 posts)
10. Ahh I was wondering
Wed Jun 16, 2021, 07:27 PM
Jun 2021

The numpties seem to be slobbering a little extra today. Should have figured Carlson got them whipped up with some bullshit.

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