LEMON DROP | Donald Trump & MAGA Spread Lies About January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol
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How does the episode open and introduce the danger of downplaying January 6th?
So let's discuss the dangers of trying to downplay January 6th. And it's happening from the very tippy top of government. Before we get to that, I just want to show you what January 6th actually looked like from any perspective that you want to look at it. But for some reason, some people want to portray it as a walk in the park. This is the real January 6th.
On January 6th, rioters caused around $3 million worth of damage to the U.S. Capitol.
This is our house! Let us in!
These videos all came from exhibits presented by prosecutors in court. At NPR, we reviewed thousands of these videos, and they show how people didn't just smash windows and doors to storm the building. They also used the riot to steal stuff. Yo, take laptops, paperwork, take everything. Okay, help yourselves, guys. It's on the house. It's on the house. and party. One rioter told me it was like a bunch of frat bros stormed the Capitol. People smoked and got drunk and high.
The damage was not just inside the building. Outside, rioters destroyed cameras from the media.
What video and prosecutor evidence is presented to show what January 6th actually looked like?
Fucking traitors! Get the fuck out of here! Get the fuck out of here! Convicted rioters were supposed to pay restitution to help with the cost of fixing the Capitol. But when President Trump issued mass pardons for the defendants, they no longer had to pay.
OK, so there you go. I want you to keep that that it was they were like, I'm smoking weed. And they said it was like a more like a frat bro thing. And keep that three million dollar number in mind, because we're going to get back to that. But in the meantime, this is on the White House website yesterday, basically downplaying or on January 6th, I should say, basically downplaying January 6th, blaming it on Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats. and trying to rewrite the history. Thousands of Americans paid the price for political failure they did not create, basically saying that the January 6th rioters and criminals were not responsible for what they did that day, which was defecate on the Capitol, spread the feces on the wall and on the floor and on property like desks, et cetera, urinate in the Capitol, break windows, steal things from the Capitol and basically cause $3 million and up damage.
Not to mention attacking police officers and the lies about what it was. That is the danger here because they are trying to rewrite what actually happened. including congresspeople. This is one congressman who put this up. Congressman Mike Collins also posted this, downplaying it. On this day in history in 2021, thousands of peaceful grandmothers and others gathered in Washington, D.C.
How did rioters cause damage, steal property, and avoid restitution on January 6th?
to take a self-guided, albeit unauthorized, tour of the U.S. Capitol building. Earlier that day, President Trump held a rally where supporters walked to the Capitol to exercise their First Amendment right about the irregularities of the 2020 election during this time, some individuals entered the Capitol, took photos, and explored the building before leaving. Afterwards, hundreds of peaceful protesters were hunted down The protesters, he said, the rioters, they were hunted down, arrested, held in solitary confinement, treated unjustly and crucified in the media. Countless hours in taxpayer dollars were spent pursuing grandmothers and raiding President Trump's home while terrorists and millions of illegal immigrants crossed our nation's borders, causing havoc in our communities.
Fortunately, this version of the DOJ exists only in history. Here's the thing. These people were hunted down. They should not have been prosecuted. Now, they would not say that about, I believe, the people who are being rounded up off the streets without due process or for black people who commit crimes or for Latino people who commit crimes or anybody who commits crime other than white people. But if white people commit crimes, then according to this lawmaker, They should not be prosecuted. But if you listen to how MAGA and others talk about, especially people of color, about Antifa and on and on, which is just Antifa is an idea. It's not really a group that has a central system where they report to each other, a central governing system.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
How does the episode open and introduce the danger of downplaying January 6th?
0:13–1:31
2
What video and prosecutor evidence is presented to show what January 6th actually looked like?
1:31–3:08
3
How did rioters cause damage, steal property, and avoid restitution on January 6th?
3:08–10:32
4
How are Trump, MAGA, and some lawmakers attempting to rewrite or minimize January 6th?
10:32–18:13