Former GOP Rep. Dana Rohrabacher says he attended Jan. 6 protests before US Capitol riot

[turbinetree]

Source: USA Today

Matthew Brown USA TODAY
Published 10:00 a.m. ET June 15, 2021

WASHINGTON -- Former Rep. Dana Rohrabacher admitted to participating in pro-Trump rallies on Jan. 6 that preceded the deadly ransacking of the U.S. Capitol.

The longtime GOP congressman and passionate Kremlin apologist confirmed he participated in pro-Trump protests -- but did not commit any violent acts -- after an anonymous crowdsourced Twitter account published photos of him at the rally.

"I marched to protest, and I thought the election was fraudulent and it should be investigated, and I wanted to express that and be supportive of that demand," Rohrabacher told the Portland (Maine) Press Herald. "But I was not there to make a scene and do things that were unacceptable for anyone to do."


Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/06/15/ex-gop-rep-dana-rohrabacher-attended-trump-protest-before-jan-6-riot/7698383002/

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Lock his Ass Up....

[Arkansas Granny]

1. I wonder if he was the one who told the "tourists" where they should go after they entered.

He probably knows the layout of the Capitol as well as anyone else.

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

3. Very good point...

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. Lock him up? Why?

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"... [P]articipating in pro-Trump rallies on Jan. 6 ..." and no more beyond that is a Constitutionally-protected activity.

[patphil]

4. Another useful idiot heard from.

[global1]

5. He Kinda Had To Admit He Was There As.....

they have pics of him.

Gotcha!!!

[Calista241]

6. Lock him up for what?

If he didn't go in the capital, then he did nothing wrong. Feel free to think of him as a idiot, but unless he did something to break the law, then he shouldn't be arrested.

[Polybius]

7. You want him locked up for peacefully protesting OUTSIDE the Capital?

Holy shit.

[hibbing]

8. It was not a "riot", but we've lost that narrative with media apparently n/t

[Turbineguy]

9. He probably helped gin people up

who later found themselves in legal jeopardy.

They get the slammer, he walks.

[The Wizard]

10. An asshole buddy to Putin.

[NickB79]

11. "Passionate Kremlin apologist"

I feel we need to see journalists using this phrase more often, for a lot more GOPers.