Mike Johnson says Jan. 6 rioters  just 'happened to be walking through the building'
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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson says some of the people in the halls of Congress during the January 6, 2021 insurrection were “innocent” and just happened to be there, walking about the building. Some are viewing his remarks as a further push by Republicans to whitewash the attack, which led to an...
  • minticecream@lemmy.worldEnglish
    41·
    9 months ago

    I don’t get it. We all watched this happening as it was happening.

    How does lying about it benefit these politicians?

    • Pilferjinx@lemmy.worldEnglish
      22·
      9 months ago

      We have short memory and if you keep retelling a false story it ends up hijacking the truth.

    • The Assman@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      9 months ago
      • they were secret Democrats
      • they were antifa
      • they were stopping the steal
      • they were illegal immigrants
      • the violent videos were fake
      • the gallows was fake
      • all those people died from natural causes

      Pick one. Hell, pick a few!