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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRon Johnson falsely claims there was 'no violence' on Senate side of US Capitol on January 6
By Aaron Pellish
Updated 8:59 PM ET, Sat March 20, 2021
(CNN) - Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson falsely claimed there was no violence on the Senate side of the US Capitol during the January 6 insurrection, the latest in his continued attempts to downplay the severity of the attack.
Johnson described the events of January 6 to a group of conservative Wisconsin residents at a local political event on Saturday and falsely stated the rioters were more active on the House side of the Capitol than the Senate side. Johnson also repeated he did not feel threatened that day, even after learning rioters had breached the Capitol building.
"One of the reasons I'm being attacked is because I very honestly said I didn't feel threatened on January 6. I didn't," Johnson said. "There was much more violence on the House side. There was no violence on the Senate side, in terms of the chamber."
Security cameras and videos from witnesses showed insurrectionists broke windows on the Senate side of the Capitol and stormed through the halls near the Senate chamber shortly after. One video showed Capitol Police officer Eugene Goodman confronting protesters just outside the Senate chamber and leading them away from the room while senators were sheltering in place inside.
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Ron Johnson falsely claims there was 'no violence' on Senate side of US Capitol on January 6 (Original Post)
DonViejo
Mar 2021
OP
I would think he'd be concerned about rioters photographing materials in a fellow senator's desk...
CincyDem
Mar 2021
#3
"What violent insurrection? There was no violence in the room I was hiding in"
dalton99a
Mar 2021
#4
ProudMNDemocrat
(16,730 posts)1. Who was that guy hanging over the Srenate podium?
Who were those guys rummaging through Senators desks?
Ron Johnson needs to have his eyes examined.
Bettie
(16,078 posts)2. Ron Johnson is an idiot
so, I get why he says that.
CincyDem
(6,338 posts)3. I would think he'd be concerned about rioters photographing materials in a fellow senator's desk...
...oh, wait....that would require rational thought vs. the kind of thinking that happens when you're living with your head up Trump/Putin's ass.
Nevermind (in my favorite Emily Letilla voice).
dalton99a
(81,406 posts)4. "What violent insurrection? There was no violence in the room I was hiding in"
MiniMe
(21,709 posts)5. Thanks to the capital cop who led the insurgents away from the Senate Chamber