Tucker Carlson, Matt Gaetz, and MTG team for hugely dangerous claim that FBI was behind Jan. 6

[applegrove]

Tucker Carlson, Matt Gaetz, and MTG team for hugely dangerous claim that FBI was behind Jan. 6

Jun 16, 2021 12:14pm Eastern Daylight Time 

by Mark Sumner, Daily Kos Staff

https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2021/6/16/2035562/-Fox-spreading-claim-that-the-FBI-planned-and-executed-Jan-6-insurgency-to-set-up-Trump-supporters

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On Tuesday, Rep. Paul Gosar directed a series of questions at FBI Director Christopher Wray in which he accused Capitol Police of “lying in wait” for the Jan. 6 insurgents and “executing” Ashli Babbitt “without warning.” Gosar’s description of the situation may seem to be 180 degrees away from the videos that have been publicly available, and directing these questions at the FBI director, who had absolutely no connection to the officer involved, may seem pointless. However, there’s definitely a reason Gosar is pushing this line, and a reason why he’s pushing it at Wray.

Because the rising conspiracy theory on the right has named the people behind the violence on Jan. 6. They’re not blaming it on the Oath Keepers militia, multiple members of which have been arrested and charged with conspiracy for their role in the insurgency. It’s not the Proud Boys, who helped to form a “nexus” linking other white supremacist militias together for the assault. It’s not the III Percent militia, who are still engaged in planning more violent assaults. It’s not a militia group at all. Republicans are now claiming that the source of violence on Jan. 6 was … the FBI.

Based on a conspiracy theory circulating through the same sites that originally boosted QAnon, and now being widely broadcast on right-wing media, including Fox News, Republicans are claiming that the FBI operatives both “organized and participated in” the insurgency. More than that, Fox is now pushing a narrative that the FBI set up the Jan. 6 insurgency as an excuse to take down Republican members of Congress.

Even in a nation where a significant percentage claim to believe in a scheme to sell children using pizza parlors connected by underground tubes, this immensely destructive conspiracy theory would seem to be way, way over the line.

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[Cyrano]

1. This right wing insanity is pure poison

It's toxic, it's dangerous, and it can have deadly consequences.

[applegrove]

2. They have to keep the base 'high' on adrenaline less the base notices

Biden's policies are great. This is in anticipation of the hundreds of cases of insurgent Jan 6ers that will be in front of the courts in the months and years to come.

[dawg day]

9. These three aren't insane, but

They love to grift off their base's insanity.

[Arkansas Granny]

3. Why are so few "sane" Republicans speaking out against this?

Are they really that frightened of alienating TFG's supporters? They are just a bunch of spineless cowards.

[Progressive Jones]

7. They are afraid of The Great Unwashed and their AR-15s. nt

[DBoon]

4. Just wait until a true believer tries a shootout with the FBI

or attempts to blow up an FBI facility

[rownesheck]

5. Oh. Well,

they should all be for an investigation into the insurrection then. Will some journalist please ask them if they support an investigation? I'd like to hear their answers.

[smirkymonkey]

6. Can we just throw these boneheads in jail already?

Seriously, they have just pushed things too far.

If there isn't a law they're breaking we should make one, because we are about to start circling the drain soon if we can't stop these lying traitors. It's out of control.

[Golden Raisin]

8. Smart move to make enemies of the FBI.