Paul Gosar Claims All The People Arrested For January 6 Crimes Are Nonviolent 'Political Prisoners'

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Hunter Walker
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It's kind of blowing my mind that a sitting member of Congress said this and it has barely been a topic of discussion.

Paul Gosar Claims All The People Arrested For January 6 Crimes Are Nonviolent ‘Political Prisoners’
Once again, Gosar went further than any of his colleagues.
theuprising.info
8:33 AM · Jul 29, 2021 from Lido Beach, NY

https://www.theuprising.info/p/paul-gosar-claims-all-the-people

On Tuesday afternoon while a bipartisan House select committee was hearing from police officers who described the brutal violence they endured protecting the Capitol on January 6, a group of six far right Republican House members decided to stand up for the people who stormed the building. That group held a press conference outside the Justice Department where they expressed concerns the people who have been arrested in conjunction with the attack are being mistreated. Naturally, Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ), who has been one of the foremost defenders of the Capitol rioters, was one of the six members who came to their defense. And, once again, Gosar went further than any of his colleagues in trying to minimize the severity of the attack and side with the people who stormed the building.

“These are not unruly or dangerous violent criminals. These are political prisoners who are now being persecuted and bearing the pain of unjust suffering,” Gosar said. “Individuals arrested for illegal acts on January 6th deserve to be treated fairly.”

Even the other five Republicans who were there to question the prosecutions of those involved in the attack generally acknowledged there was some violence and wrongdoing. Biggs, who has echoed conspiracy theories suggesting the government was responsible for January 6, conceded some people committed “technical crimes” and a “very small group … attacked the Capitol Police and vandalized the Capitol.” The whole group, which also included Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), and Rep. Bob Good (R-VA) voted against the certification of President Trump’s election loss, which the Capitol attackers tried to stop. Still, even in this group of ideologues, only Gosar suggested the rioters were simply non-violent “political prisoners.”

Of course, along with witness testimony like what was presented in Tuesday’s hearing, there is extensive video and photo evidence showing the January 6 rioters brawling with police. In yesterday’s hearing, the four law enforcement officers who testified described “medieval” violence and attackers armed with weapons including guns, chemical sprays, knives, and metal bars.

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[mikeysnot]

1. Paul goser is a fucking moron

And an asshat..

[BlueStater]

2. Including the ones who were assaulting cops and chanting "Hang Mike Pence"?

This insane asshole needs to be expelled from Congress.

[Bristlecone]

3. Psychotic tweeker.

That guy is a complete POS.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

4. Paul Gosar has his head up his ass

Sorry but there's no way to be nice about his willful ignorance.

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

5. I don't think he is ignorant, he is willfully lying.

He gets his name constantly in the headlines and he makes $$$ from the conspiracy rubes who truly believe this garbage.

Just like TFG does.

[Journeyman]

6. When you expect to join them shortly, gotta paint 'em in the best light . . .

[in2herbs]

7. He is so crazy that he qualifies for a 72-hour mental health evaluation in Arizona's

mental health hospital.

[spanone]

8. paul gosar is one. lying. fuck.

[Archae]

9. What does Gosar's district look like?

I'd be willing to bet mostly late middle-age, and white.

[Nevilledog]

10. Yup. It's my district. Very red.

Lots of people retire here.

[in2herbs]

13. I didn't know you lived in AZ. I do too! We bought 40 acres north of St. Johns

before realizing the further north you go the redder it gets. We never built/moved onto the acreage for that reason. It's red where I live (cuz it's AZ) but not as red.

[HAB911]

11. I was just put in FB jail over this

All I said was, if they are political prisoners we should waterboard them to find the information we need. Alberto Gonzales notwithstanding, they said I was promoting violence. violence.

[2naSalit]

12. Fucking traitor...

I hope karma pays him a serious visit soon.

[bottomofthehill]

15. They were violent

They were savage, they came armed for battle with pipe bombs, Molotov cocktails, guns, knives, bars, clubs, spears, bats, household items and sporting goods like hockey and lacrosse sticks, broomsticks with spikes put through them, crutches and canes were used as weapons, the American Flag, Trump flags rebel flags, further they used parts of the Presidential Inaugural Platform, scaffolding, fire extinguishers, tools, bricks, 2x4 and 4x4 lumber, anything they could put their hands on. Chemical weapons ( bear spray, saber spray, CS, Pepper spray, Wasp and hornet spray, WD -40) minutes hey came with whatever they could use as weapons to attack.

They came dressed for battle, Kevlar, camo, shields, gas masks, protective goggles and eye ware….

The Constitution protects the right to peacefully assemble. There was nothing peaceful about this crowd. They were here to do harm and they did. People died, people were and still are physically and mentally injured and these clowns want to call them political prisoners. They are criminals and are in jail where they belong. They are dangerous and most show no remorse.

Fuck them all. Call them what they are, insurrectionists and domestic terrorists.

[Brother Mythos]

16. Oh, so now they're political prisoners. I guess Gosar must have realized the 'tourist' shtick ...

isn't really holding up in the court of public opinion.

[Tommy Carcetti]

17. It's Tooth-Hurty O'clock. nt

[Paladin]

18. Who to believe? Gosar---or our lying eyes, ears and intellegence?

Just another sick racist Repube who needs to disappear just as soon as possible...