Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is peddling baseless conspiracy theory that FBI incited Jan. 6 Capitol riot

[douglas9]

WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz has been peddling a conspiracy theory for weeks suggesting that the FBI incited the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

In this scenario, the nation’s prime law enforcement agency prodded supporters of defeated president Donald Trump to ignore police lines, assault officers, smash through doors, turn flagpoles into spears, invade the Senate chamber and threaten the vice president and House speaker.

No evidence has surfaced for this explosive theory.

Cruz and others who promote it have not explained why the FBI would be on both sides — hunting down rioters, yet also encouraging sedition and trying to overturn the election.

The FBI director, under oath two months after the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, ruled out that there were “fake Trump protesters” of any kind in the mob. Another top FBI official told Cruz at a hearing last month that no federal agents incited violence.

That has not deterred the two-term Texas Republican from persisting with the “fed-surrection” theory in a flurry of campaign emails, and on social media and his popular podcast


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[Walleye]

1. So they're saying the Trump supporters we're just poor sheep spurred on by agents provocateurs?

Wonder why they brought all those chemical weapons and flex cuffs.

[gab13by13]

2. Cruz needs to divert attention away from him,

he admitted on Fox that he was involved in delaying the counting of electoral votes. I'm sure that the select committee would like to question him but his being a Senator and all he gets a free pass from the 1/6 committee and from DOJ.

[Septua]

8. The best jobs in the country...

..are seats in the U.S. House and Senate. Big bucks, no responsibility, no accountability.

[DFW]

3. As we say in Texas:

&t=175s

[niyad]

4. LOVE IT!!!!

[scarletlib]

5. That's the really super secret Deep State at work. Try

Try to figure it out Ted.

[spanone]

6. Hard to believe a sitting U.S. senator would push such horseshit.

[The Wizard]

12. because his voters watch Pox News

and would vote for Goering if had an R after his name.

[Emile]

7. Still kissing Trumps ass. What a pathetic pos!

[marmar]

9. Lest anyone forget that Cancun Cruz is a piece of s***

[MissMillie]

10. Telling the GQP what they want to hear

is how they expect to win elections--well part of how they expect to win elections.

Looking for truth? Move along.

[BusterMove]

11. FBI, antifa, Soros, Pelosi, Capitol Police....either Dems are really crafty

Or Trumpers are real dumb asses.