Congressional Tweets Show 'Antifa' Capitol Attack Lie Forming In Real Time

[Nevilledog]

Link to tweet

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/prime/congressional-tweets-show-antifa-capitol-attack-lie-forming-in-real-time


Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) has published an enormous report on the social media profiles of members of Congress who voted to object to the 2020 election.

The 1,900 pages of tweets — and that’s really all it is — shows the effort to steal a second Trump term as it developed from early November through the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and beyond.

One of the interesting things you can do with 1,900 pages of tweets is track the formation and dissemination of lies, and there’s an interesting case study in the lie about “antifa” attacking the Capitol.

You may have heard this by now — that “antifa” and undercover left-wingers were provocateurs that day, the actors responsible for the escalation of violence and the breach of the Capitol. (FBI Director Christopher Wray testified recently that he’d seen no evidence to support this.)

The tweets show an interesting phenomena — the lie begins to form in the middle of the attack. Check out Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) transition seamlessly from live-tweeting the hearing to sowing seeds of the antifa story.

That night, Brooks quoted an unnamed “retired Huntsville police officer” who’d been at the Capitol who claimed individuals had asked for his support attacking the police. “States he was ANTIFA,” Brooks wrote of one purported provocateur.

Of course, the following morning, we get a lesson in responsibility from the congressman. “Please,” he tweeted, “don’t be like #FakeNewsMedia, don’t rush to judgment on assault on Capitol.”

Does this mean Brooks will stop spouting his antifa lie? No. The tweet continues: “Evidence growing that fascist ANTIFA orchestrated Capitol attack with clever mob control tactics.”

*snip*

[Atticus]

1. That last line---"fascist ANTIFA", i.e. fascist anti-fascist! That's about like saying the

insurrectionists were "black white people"!

Mo is more proof that having an IQ above room temperature is not a requirement for serving in the House.

[ananda]

5. So true.. and utterly insane, but they are crazy trumpers..

and their followers are as stupid as a box of lemmings.

[Delphinus]

2. Out there

for all to see ...

[abqtommy]

3. "fascist ANTIFA" is a contradiction in terms. Anarchists have more in common with the

reTHUG fascists than any antifa person. People who hate fascists are antifa. But of course
lies are all the reTHUGS have to work with.

[Mc Mike]

4. Days earlier,

Far-right group Proud Boys claim they will attend January 6 DC rally 'incognito' and wear all-black to blend in with antifa protesters

https://www.businessinsider.com/proud-boys-attend-january-6-dc-rally-incognito-all-black-2021-1

[Hermit-The-Prog]

6. Hope those 1900 pages are in the Congressional record. (Couldn't read the rest of the article)

[struggle4progress]

7. Man claimed he dressed up like Antifa and beat police, stole gear

Posted: March 2, 2021 8:33 PM
by CNN

South Carolinian William Robert Norwood III is facing federal charges after allegedly telling a family member he assaulted and stole gear from police officers during the Capitol riot.

“I’m dressing in all black,” Norwood wrote under the name “Robbie” on January 5, the day before the riot and insurrection, according to text messages cited in an FBI affidavit. “I’ll look just like ANTIFA. I’ll get away with anything” ...

“Robbie literally bragged about pretending to be this mysterious Antifa y’all go on and on about, and then you say no no REAL antifa did this,” a family member respond, according to the FBI affidavit. “You admitted to going and being something you’re accusing other people of being. And then got mad and blamed others for the same thing you did. What the actual f–k is wrong with you?” ...

When asked about his claims of assaulting police officers, FBI investigators write in the affidavit that Norwood, “denied assaulting law enforcement officers, and claimed that any statements he made in text messages were meant to make NORWOOD sound tough” ...

https://www.channel3000.com/feds-charge-man-who-claimed-he-dressed-up-like-antifa-and-beat-stole-gear-from-police-during-capitol-riot/

[wishstar]

8. During the assault Trump began blaming antifa during phone call with McCarthy and it spread rapidly

Their Jan 6th conversation was revealed several weeks ago where Trump was already covering his tracks suggesting "antifa" and reportedly McCarthy told him it was not "antifa". Of course Trump was already gaslighting to provide cover and a distraction from criminal brutality he had instigated and was carried out by his followers.