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Joy Behar Forced to Correct Her Bogus Conspiracy About Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ Charges<!-- wp:html --><p>ABC News</p> <p><em>The View’s</em> Joy Behar was forced to issue a “clarification” on Friday after suggesting that actor Alec Baldwin faces involuntary manslaughter charges because the district attorney overseeing the case is a “big Republican.” </p> <p>Discussing the <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/alec-baldwin-charges-why-the-bold-prosecution-could-end-in-disaster">forthcoming charges against Baldwin</a> in the 2021 on-set shooting death of <em>Rust</em> cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, Behar wondered at one point why it was “the actor’s job” to check their firearm for live ammunition. The liberal <em>View</em> co-host, however, also floated a conspiracy theory that Baldwin’s well-known liberal politics are the reason he faces charges.</p> <p>“Also, you know, the DA who is indicting him, or whatever the legal term is right now, she's a big Republican,” she exclaimed. “I’m only saying this because Alec Baldwin is a target for Republicans. They can’t stand him.”</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/joy-behar-forced-to-correct-her-bogus-conspiracy-about-alec-baldwins-rust-charges?source=articles&via=rss">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

ABC News

The View’s Joy Behar was forced to issue a “clarification” on Friday after suggesting that actor Alec Baldwin faces involuntary manslaughter charges because the district attorney overseeing the case is a “big Republican.”

Discussing the forthcoming charges against Baldwin in the 2021 on-set shooting death of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, Behar wondered at one point why it was “the actor’s job” to check their firearm for live ammunition. The liberal View co-host, however, also floated a conspiracy theory that Baldwin’s well-known liberal politics are the reason he faces charges.

“Also, you know, the DA who is indicting him, or whatever the legal term is right now, she’s a big Republican,” she exclaimed. “I’m only saying this because Alec Baldwin is a target for Republicans. They can’t stand him.”

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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