Fri. Mar 29th, 2024

C-SPAN Anchor Calmly Shuts Down MAGA Rep’s False Jan. 6 Claim<!-- wp:html --><p>C-SPAN</p> <p>Far-right Rep. <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/pro-gun-gop-rep-heckled-by-david-hogg-suggests-hes-an-insurrectionist">Andy Biggs</a> (R-AZ) attempted to claim on Friday that nobody has been tried and prosecuted for sedition in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, only for a C-SPAN anchor to coolly fact-check his obviously false claim.</p> <p>Taking calls from viewers during an appearance on C-SPAN’s <em>Washington Journal</em>, a rite of passage for guests of the program, the MAGA lawmaker was soon grilled by callers over former President Donald Trump’s promise to pardon Capitol rioters.</p> <p>“Trump wants to pardon the traitors that have been convicted of seditious conspiracy? Come on! What the hell’s wrong with you Republicans?!” one caller from Oregon exclaimed.</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/c-span-anchor-calmly-shuts-down-maga-rep-andy-biggs-false-jan-6-claim">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

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Far-right Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) attempted to claim on Friday that nobody has been tried and prosecuted for sedition in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, only for a C-SPAN anchor to coolly fact-check his obviously false claim.

Taking calls from viewers during an appearance on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal, a rite of passage for guests of the program, the MAGA lawmaker was soon grilled by callers over former President Donald Trump’s promise to pardon Capitol rioters.

“Trump wants to pardon the traitors that have been convicted of seditious conspiracy? Come on! What the hell’s wrong with you Republicans?!” one caller from Oregon exclaimed.

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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