First, take former President Donald Trump as a star. rice field. speaker. Not only was he allegedly involved in carrying out thecoup attemptto overthrow the 2020 election, but alsocalled his supportersto Washington on January 6, 2021. , "wild" protest. Then on that fateful day, he offended them with his words, instructing them to head to the U.S. Capitol to "stop the theft." And some of his supporters brutally beat a police officer, built a gallows while advocating for the Vice President to be hanged, Breaking into the Capitol to stop him from proving victory, Trump did nothing for over 3 hours to stop the attack. (Trump denies responsibility for the riots .)
After Straka agreed to cooperate with law enforcement, he was ultimately placed on 90 days of house arrest and his three years of probation. But last week, a federal judge accused Straka of making public comments that contradicted his statements to investigators, increasing the likelihood of him being prosecuted for lying to federal officials. , he reported NPR.
Straka nevertheless appeared at his CPAC panel with Republican Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona to protest the congressman's arrest in connection with his January 6 riots accusing him of doing nothing more to help others, drawing heckles from Congress. An audience of lawmakers, according to Vice News.
According to Vice News and video of the event,Biggs then said, "These bad agencies, the FBI, the Department of Justice." , reportedly told the crowd that he would start funding the Justice Department and the FBI for having the audacity to prosecute the Jan. 6 attacker.
Then Pies de - Resistance has arrived: Orange jumpsuit and red "Make America Great Again" cap. CPAC attendees were invited to put on headsets and listen to the actual message from his January 6th attacker. A CPAC representative told BuzzFeed News that the #Walk Away group founded by Straka is running the booth. In the past, the CPAC reportedly banned the booths of the atheist organization and the LGBT group the Log Cabin Republican Partyas his sponsor at the event.
On Thursday, an actor playing a prisoner broke down in tears as he stood in front of a chalkboard that read, "Where's everyone?" But on Friday, in a surreal case of life that imitates art,Straka portrayed a prisoner in solitary confinement. I was.
It didn't take long for right-wing agitator Rep. It has called the attackers "political prisoners" -- entered fake cells and offered prayers for those still imprisoned for their role in the January 6 attacks. rice field.
Let's put politics aside and look at the facts. January 6 was an act of "domestic terrorism," as FBI Director Christopher Wray testified beforeCongress. Far more lethal, he called everyone who played a role on January 6th a "terrorist" in the same way that he called everyone involved in the September 11, 2001 attacks a "terrorist". call. For some people, the idea of calling white Americans terrorists is offensive, but when the stakes are this high, there's no room for cowardice.
Behind CPAC's mock prison cells People at , hope you have sympathy for the worst attackers of January 6th. According to PolitiFact, bail was granted to the overwhelming majority of those arrested in connection with the January 6 attacks.
Defendants who are still in prison deserve to be there because of the gravity of the crimes they have been charged with. Among them are members of theOath KeepersMilitia and theProud Boys.Some have been charged with seditious conspiracy.104} accused of brutally beating a police officer andof other heinous acts. The judge who heard the charges against these suspectsruled that they posed a threat to the community if released on bail.
Imagine a booth at a Democratic event nearly 18 months after the terrorist attack, trying to elicit sympathy for those arrested for their role in the deadly attack on our country . Critics will lash out at the Democrats as unpatriotic Americans who endorse terrorism.And they would be right to do so.
It's the same disgust that the vile exhibit at CPAC deserves all of us.