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Search results for "Trump DOJ's Top 'Antifa' Prosecutor Marched with Crowd on Jan. 6"

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Bloggers stated on January 12, 2021 in blogs:
Antifa provoked the shooting of Ashli Babbitt at the Capitol.
By Noah Y. Kim• January 14, 2021
Facebook posts stated on January 06, 2021 in a Facebook post:
A man who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a horned fur cap is an “Antifa thug.”
By Bill McCarthy• January 7, 2021
Michael van der Veen stated on February 12, 2021 in a speech at the U.S. Senate:
After the Capitol insurrection, “one of the first people arrested was a leader of antifa."
By Daniel Funke• February 12, 2021
Facebook posts stated on October 14, 2022 in an Instagram post:
Video footage showing Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi hiding on Jan. 6, 2021, shows the U.S. Capitol attack “was a setup.”
By Madison Czopek• October 17, 2022
Mo Brooks stated on January 07, 2021 in a tweet:
“Evidence growing that fascist ANTIFA orchestrated Capitol attack with clever mob control tactics.”
By Miriam Valverde• January 7, 2021
Facebook posts stated on January 07, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Says left-wing activist John Sullivan “incited (the) insurgence of (the) US Capitol.”
By Bill McCarthy• January 9, 2021
Viral image stated on June 21, 2021 in a viral image:
“A known antifa member” dressed as a Donald Trump supporter “and caused the Capitol riot” on Jan. 6.
By Tom Kertscher• July 30, 2021
Shannon Grove stated on January 06, 2021 in a tweet:
"Antifa" is to blame for storming the U.S. Capitol.
By Chris Nichols• January 7, 2021
Charlie Kirk stated on August 02, 2023 in a video:
Douglass Mackey was convicted “because he made a meme in the 2016 election.”
By Madison Czopek• August 9, 2023
Senate Majority PAC stated on October 19, 2022 in Political ad:
Says "Ron Johnson is making excuses for rioters who tried to overthrow our government, even calling them ‘peaceful protests.’”
By D.L. Davis• November 3, 2022
Infowars stated on December 23, 2017 in a headline:
"Pier 39 terrorist was an anti-Trump antifa supporter."
By Amy Sherman• December 29, 2017
Facebook posts stated on July 15, 2022 in a Facebook post:
"Antifa was already inside the Capitol with floor plans dressed as Trump supporters" on Jan. 6, 2021, proving the attack “was 100% a setup."
By Bill McCarthy• July 19, 2022
Dinesh D'Souza stated on January 04, 2022 in a Fox News appearance:
Recently released Jan. 6 footage shows "these cops using massive amounts of force against unarmed Trump supporters, including women."
By Bill McCarthy• January 10, 2022
Jonathan Wichmann stated on January 08, 2021 in a YouTube post:
“The DC looting was staged” by antifa
By Eric Litke• January 8, 2021
Amanda Chase stated on January 07, 2021 in Facebook post:
“Antifa is the culprit” in the Capitol riot.
By Warren Fiske• January 15, 2021
Facebook posts stated on January 06, 2021 in a Facebook post:
A facial recognition firm “confirmed antifa infiltrated the Trump rally in D.C.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 7, 2021
YouTube videos stated on January 19, 2022 in a video:
“Ashli Babbitt Tried To Stop Antifa False Flag On Jan 6th”
By Bill McCarthy• January 21, 2022
Corey Stewart stated on June 13, 2018 in in a tweet:
Says Sen. Tim Kaine "approves of and even applauds his son's participation in a known terrorist organization, #Antifa."
By Bill McCarthy• June 20, 2018
PuppetStringNews.com stated on August 12, 2017 in an Internet post:
"Charlottesville car attacker is anti-Trump Antifa supporter."  
By Joshua Gillin• August 14, 2017
Donald Trump stated on August 08, 2024 in a press conference:
Says his Jan. 6, 2021, speech on the White House Ellipse drew the “same number of people,” as the 1963 March on Washington where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech.
By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• August 9, 2024

Articles (6130)

‘Everything we trained for’: How the far-right Oath Keepers militia planned for violence on Jan. 6

By Samantha Putterman• September 23, 2021

There’s no proof antifa stormed the Capitol. The rumor spread quickly anyway

By Daniel Funke, Bill McCarthy• January 7, 2021

How Fox News hosts’ Jan 6 texts, on-air comments told different stories of attack

By Bill McCarthy• December 16, 2021

How new Jan. 6 revelations on Ray Epps, others undercut Tucker Carlson’s FBI conspiracy theory

By Bill McCarthy• January 18, 2022

Tucker Carlson’s ‘Patriot Purge’ film on Jan. 6 is full of falsehoods, conspiracy theories

By Bill McCarthy• November 5, 2021

Why did it take the DOJ more than two years to indict Donald Trump in the 2020 election case?

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, Loreben Tuquero• August 3, 2023

The 2021 Lie of the Year: Lies about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and its significance

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Bill McCarthy, Amy Sherman• December 15, 2021

FBI investigation of Capitol riot focuses on far-right groups

By Daniel Funke• January 20, 2021

Trump indicted in classified documents case: Here’s the timeline

By Jeff Cercone, Amy Sherman• July 6, 2023

Can Trump designate antifa as a ‘major terrorist organization?’ Here’s what we know

By Maria Briceño• September 18, 2025

There’s still no evidence that the FBI incited the Jan. 6 riot, despite stories claiming otherwise

By Samantha Putterman• November 17, 2021

The FBI didn’t orchestrate Jan. 6, but poll shows the false belief has staying power

By Madison Czopek• January 5, 2024

Six takeaways from White House insider Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony to Jan. 6 committee

By Jon Greenberg• June 29, 2022

Which charges could be in a Jan. 6 indictment of Donald Trump?

By Louis Jacobson• July 26, 2023

‘A call to action’: Jan. 6 hearing shows Trump’s sway on rioters with words, tweets

By Jon Greenberg, Bill McCarthy• July 13, 2022

Fact-checking conspiracy theories about the death of Michael Stenger, former Senate sergeant-at-arms

By Bill McCarthy• June 29, 2022

President Trump fires Attorney General Pam Bondi: How she helped his agenda, and shaded the truth

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Zoe Weyand• April 2, 2026

Fact-check: Donald Trump’s false and misleading responses after charges over role in Jan. 6 riot

By Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe• August 2, 2023

Fact-checking misleading statements by Trump and his allies about Judge James Boasberg

By Amy Sherman• April 3, 2025

Fact-checking William Barr’s House Judiciary hearing

By Miriam Valverde• July 29, 2020