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Bill Barr: Attacks on the 2020 Election's Legitimacy 'Precipitated' Storming of the Capitol
Source: Mediaite
By Ken MeyerJan 19th, 2021, 9:59 am
In his first TV interview since resigning the role of attorney general, Bill Barr said Donald Trump’s false 2020 election claims “precipitated” the storming of the Capitol by the president’s supporters.
ITV News Global Security Editor Rohit Kachroo conducted the interview with Barr, who was “sad” but “not surprised” by the mob that sought to violently interfere with Congress’ certification of Joe Biden’s presidency. When asked if the attempts to delegitimize the election results were “the final straw,” Barr answered “I think that was the thing that precipitated the riots on the Hill.”
“I think it’s always important to remember most people are exercising their First Amendment rights,” Barr continued. “But there is a substantial group obviously that went far beyond that and broke into the Capitol and tried to interfere with the proceedings and that’s unacceptable.”
Before the 2020 election, Barr gave oxygen to the notion that mail-in ballots could lead to mass voter fraud in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. This was one of several conspiracy theories Trump invoked against the election, even though there has been no evidence of mass corruption, plus his attempts to dispute the results were shot down in court dozens of times.
Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/tv/bill-barr-attacks...e-capitol/
Source: Mediaite
By Ken MeyerJan 19th, 2021, 9:59 am
In his first TV interview since resigning the role of attorney general, Bill Barr said Donald Trump’s false 2020 election claims “precipitated” the storming of the Capitol by the president’s supporters.
ITV News Global Security Editor Rohit Kachroo conducted the interview with Barr, who was “sad” but “not surprised” by the mob that sought to violently interfere with Congress’ certification of Joe Biden’s presidency. When asked if the attempts to delegitimize the election results were “the final straw,” Barr answered “I think that was the thing that precipitated the riots on the Hill.”
“I think it’s always important to remember most people are exercising their First Amendment rights,” Barr continued. “But there is a substantial group obviously that went far beyond that and broke into the Capitol and tried to interfere with the proceedings and that’s unacceptable.”
Before the 2020 election, Barr gave oxygen to the notion that mail-in ballots could lead to mass voter fraud in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. This was one of several conspiracy theories Trump invoked against the election, even though there has been no evidence of mass corruption, plus his attempts to dispute the results were shot down in court dozens of times.
Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/tv/bill-barr-attacks...e-capitol/
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