GOP's Senator Ron Johnson spreads lies about Jan. 6 at Capitol screening of new propaganda film [View all]

GOP's Ron Johnson spreads lies about Jan. 6 at Capitol screening of new propaganda film

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Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) attempted to rewrite the history of the Jan. 6 insurrection at a screening of a new documentary about the U.S. Capitol riot produced by a right-wing conspiracy outlet.

The Wisconsin Republican – who was recently called out by his state's governor, Tony Evers, for taking part in the scheme leading up to the insurrection – spoke Tuesday evening at the Capitol screening of "The Real Story of Jan. 6 Part 2: The Long Road Home," produced by the Epoch Times.

"We always say, 'To the victor go the spoils,'" Johnson said. "The victor writes the history, and unfortunately, in November 2020, Democrats had the full sweep. They had all the levers of power, and they wrote the history of Jan. 6."

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"I was never afraid on Jan. 6," Johnson said, disputing claims that rioters were armed or dangerous.

In fact, court documents and video evidence show several rioters carried firearms during the siege, while dozens more carried knives, bats and other weapons, and members of the right-wing Oath Keepers stashed firearms and other weapons at a hotel in the Virginia suburbs............................................

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3) Senator Johnson encourages the audience to "be evangelists for the truth, because that's the only thing that can save our nation from the radical leftists who infiltrated every institution in this country."

"They are the danger to democracy, not the vast majority of patriots who showed up to exercise their First Amendment rights on January 6."

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