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2024-01-10 Government Corruption

Pence dismisses conspiracy theory FBI instigated Jan. 6 attack

[HILL] Former Vice President Mike Pence in an interview Sunday dismissed conspiracy theories about government involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol rioting.

Pence, who was a target of rioters, rejected the idea that the FBI could have been responsible for instigating the Capitol riots.

"We’ve been assured again and again that it was not the case," Pence said in a CNN interview.
assured by...whom?
"I just must tell you, having been there that day, to see people literally breaking windows, ransacking the Capitol, it just infuriated me," he continued. "I remember thinking, ’Not this. Not here. Not at the United States Capitol."

As many as a quarter of Americans and a third of Republicans said they believe that the Jan. 6 Capitol riots were instigated by the FBI or other government influence, according to a University of Maryland poll released last week.

The conspiracy theory has gained traction among some Republicans, being boosted by GOP figures including former President Trump, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.

Pence, however, called on those that believe the conspiracies to "look at the facts."

The FBI and Department of Justice have worked to convict almost 1,000 people of crimes related to the Capitol riots, including more than 400 for assaulting police officers.

"[Jan. 6] should never have happened," Pence, who repeatedly criticized Trump over Jan. 6 during his brief 2024 presidential campaign last year, said Sunday. "As I’ve said many times before, the former president’s words that day were reckless. I believe history will judge his role in that."

Posted by Besoeker 2024-01-10 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11140 views ] Top

#1 He would deny it if he were in on it, eh?

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-01-10 07:08|| 2024-01-10 07:08|| Front Page Top

#2 Well, he's right about one thing...

"[Jan. 6] should never have happened,"

Posted by Skidmark 2024-01-10 08:26|| 2024-01-10 08:26|| Front Page Top

#3 Pence never misses an opportunity to miss an opportunity.

Posted by Crusader 2024-01-10 09:41|| 2024-01-10 09:41|| Front Page Top

#4 Pence couldn’t run a Dollar Tree.

Posted by Super Hose 2024-01-10 10:19|| 2024-01-10 10:19|| Front Page Top

#5 Pence is a low brow attention whore. They are planning to use a law that says everywhere withing 500 yards of Pence is a restricted zone to prosecute J6 people that never even went into the capitol. IE people that went to the Trump rally.

Posted by 49 Pan 2024-01-10 15:01|| 2024-01-10 15:01|| Front Page Top

#6 Would you really expect anything different from a Swamp Rat?

Posted by AlanC 2024-01-10 17:42|| 2024-01-10 17:42|| Front Page Top

#7 The thing about disloyal people is they are oblivious to the taste their backstabbing leaves in the mouths of most people who are outside observers of their treachery.

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-01-10 18:18|| 2024-01-10 18:18|| Front Page Top

#8 As many as a quarter of Americans and a third of Republicans

Normal ratios given for a 'conspiracy theory' which is true.

Posted by swksvolFF 2024-01-10 19:35|| 2024-01-10 19:35|| Front Page Top

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