Republicans accused of peddling 'crazy right-wing conspiracy theories' in Jan 6 pipe bomb hearing

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Source: UK Independent

4 hours ago


US House Republicans led a hearing on the unsolved three-year mystery of the 6 January pipe bomber on Tuesday that Democratic members said peddled “crazy right-wing conspiracy theories.” During the US Capitol riots on 6 January 2021, authorities identified two pipe bombs in Washington DC: one outside the Democratic National Committee (DNC) building, the other outside the Republican National Committee (RNC) building. Now, more than three years later, authorities have yet to announce a suspect or an arrest in the case.

Chairman Barry Loudermilk, a Republican from Georgia, led the hearing. He is best known for giving a “not typical” tour of the US Capitol on 5 January 2021, which some lawmakers on a separate special committee investigating the 6 January said raised “concerns” about the attendees’ “activity and intent.” These allegations arose after video footage captured the tour group taking photos of “areas of the complex not typically of interest to tourists, including hallways, staircases, and security checkpoints.”

The Congressman, meanwhile, said the tour attendees were photographing children’s artwork. The 6 January committee presented evidence that one of the tour attendees marched to the Capitol on 6 January and recorded a threatening video related to the riots; meanwhile, Capitol Police reviewed the video, writing, “We do not consider any of the activities we observed as suspicious.”

“What exactly is it that we’re doing here this morning?” Ranking Member Norma Torres, a Democrat, asked ahead of the Tuesday morning hearing. “Maybe it is to peddle crazy right-wing conspiracy theories about the January 6 pipe bombs spreading in the dark corners of the internet.” “This committee should not be used as a platform to feed into Internet conspiracy theorists,” Ms Torres continued.

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/january-6-pipe-bombs-hearing-congress-b2511517.html

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1. Coincidently, the RNC has a little online store called ...

... 'Crazy Right-Wing Conspiracy Theories' Я Us!'.

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2. And they have a full catalog to boot!

[Novara]

3. I don't understand. What crazy right-wing theories?

Is it as crazy as the conspiracy theory that Dems have about it being Margie Three-toes? And the crazy conspiracy theory about classified documents being buried in graves?

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4. Conspiratorial bothsiderism? You really think there's parity here?

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5. Apparently MTG is spreading some

including insisting the FBI knows who the suspect is and is purposely covering it up.

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6. Maybe she should 'hoof' it up to the FBI headquarters and give them a video of her gait.

After all, the bomb planter was too stupid to make them work. Risking life in prison for someone's narcissistic ego is past cult love.

[BumRushDaShow]

7. I know there was CT around

that she was the one - https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-pipe-bomb-conspiracy-b2380829.html

[Torchlight]

8. Dem leadership shares that conspiracy? Or is it limited to posters on a message board?

If it's really only the latter, I think your asserted equivalency is flawed, as currently the GOP is as involved in and guilty of spreading the crazy as their consituents are.

[usonian]

9. I passed by the store where they get their conspiracy theories.

and cute dresses.

[PlutosHeart]

10. A half a billion dollar reward

would come in handy for someone right now.😉

[Kennah]

11. Crazy right-wing conspiracy theories or GOOP party platform? You make the call.