Ron Johnson says many January 6 rioters 'weren't violent' and 'stayed within roped lines'

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Five people were killed in the violent Capitol riot, including one Capitol police officer.

Roughly 465 individuals have been arrested on charges related to the incident since January 6, including over 130 individuals charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement, according to the Department of Justice.

Republican Senator Ron Johnson on Sunday claimed that January 6 didn't"look like" an"armed insurrection."Asked by Levin to describe some of his findings, Johnson said they observed the West Terrace doorway being opened from the inside by people exiting the building. "Once it was opened, we counted up to about 309 people entering that door," Johnson continued."I think five police officers met them. There was no violence from what we could tell but that's about 38 percent of the approximately 800 people that entered the Capitol. No confrontation. They just basically walked through the door."

Johnson went on to insist that the footage doesn't indicate that the incident was an"armed insurrection."

 

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SenRonJohnson well, you know old Ronnie is screwier than a lamppost.

Horses are pink and squirrels roar like a lion too!

Tell it to the judge.

His lies won’t change the truth. I saw the video with my own eyes. GOPLiars

“Many” … what’s “many”? 12 out of 600? 8 out of 700? 6? 15? Probably not talking about the ones with zip ties … or bear spray, or baseball bats, or … throw all those POS in jail … and Johnson with them.

Ron Johnson lies.

Another Newsweak bullshit! I guess their market is the GOP Assholes!

'Five people were killed in the violent Jan 6th insurrection.' For shame Newsweek.

. GOP RonJohnson is publicly Defending the MAGA Jan6 Insurrection. Maddow Lawrence.

These Republicans are really trying to make these domestic terrorists who attacked the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 seem like precious angels. Ain’t happening! The whole world saw that attack. Ron Johnson might need to review the video again.

And many more were violent insurrectionists.

So, they weren't antifa?

SenRonJohnson is Russian compromised and a traitor to the US.

Man, this gaslighting has to stop. There is video, Republicans. We have evidence that this is nonsense.

You mean SenRonJohnson RonJohnsonWI …who spent the 4th of July 2018 in Moscow? THAT Senator Ron Johnson RussianAsset PutinsPuppet

What happened on January6th yhewhole world witnessed it: ;no amount of trying to lie about the events will ever erase what happened on that day.

White power wizard has spoken.

You know, like a mostly peaceful protests

Phony

So beating the sh-t out of Capitol police was staying within roped lines smh MAGA MAGATerrorists CapitolRiots RepublicansAreTheProblem

WE saw it thru Live feed....Ron Johnson helped foment the insurrection and attack by DomesticTerrorists upon our Capitol building and our Representatives....and Johnson purgers himself, now

He can lie whatever, but the American people saw everything! We cannot deny the facts! Accountability

It's just too bad that the murderous insurrectionists made them ALL accessories.

Those are the ropes they want to tied people with....🙄

Keep that same energy about abortion.

if so why are there so many still in jail and still being looked for ?

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