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SHOT: RNC Co-Chair Lara Trump falsely claimed there was \u201cno evidence \u2026 Donald Trump had anything to do with\u201d January 6 \u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lara Trump<\/a>: \u201cThere is no evidence whatsoever to have any indication that Donald Trump had anything to do with what happened [on January 6].\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CHASER: \u2026 even as Trump rallied his supporters to storm the Capitol and attack law enforcement officers, which he called a \u201cbeautiful day\u201d …<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Times<\/a>: \u201cPresident Trump\u2019s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election came to a dangerous head on Wednesday when a mob of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol following a rally in which Mr. Trump once again falsely claimed widespread voter fraud.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump<\/a>: \u201cJanuary 6, it was the largest crowd I\u2019ve ever spoken to. And they were there proud, they were there with love in their heart. That was an unbelievable \u2014 and it was a beautiful day.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026 and continues to praise and embrace violent January 6 rioters, calling them \u201chostages\u201d and \u201cpatriots\u201d \u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hill<\/a>: \u201cTrump describes imprisoned Jan. 6 rioters as \u2018hostages\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Newsweek<\/a>: \u201cDonald Trump Praises Jan. 6 Rioters: \u2018Great Patriots\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NBC News<\/a>: \u201cTrump spoke at a fundraiser for Jan. 6 defendants\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026 and is vowing to pardon violent January 6 insurrectionists.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rachel Scott, ABC News<\/a>: \u201c140 police officers were assaulted [on January 6].<\/strong> Their injuries included broken bones, at least one officer lost an eye, one had two cracked ribs, two smashed spinal discs, another had a stroke. Were the people who assaulted those 140 officers, including those I just mentioned, \u2018patriots\u2019 who deserve pardons?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Trump refuses to answer]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scott: \u201cBut sir, my question is on those rioters who assaulted officers. Would you pardon those people?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donald Trump: \u201cOh absolutely I would. <\/strong>If they\u2019re innocent, I would pardon them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scott: \u201cThey\u2019ve been convicted.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time<\/a>: \u201cTrump has sought to recast the insurrectionist riot as an act of patriotism. \u2018I call them the J-6 patriots,\u2019 Trump tells TIME. When asked whether he would consider pardoning every one of them, he says: \u2018Yes, absolutely.\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

REMINDER: Lara Trump is a self-described \u201cultra-MAGA\u201d extremist who continues to push baseless lies about the 2020 election.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Allan Smith, NBC News<\/a>: \u201cLara Trump, embracing \u2018ultra-MAGA\u2019 label, says it\u2019s \u2018nothing to be ashamed of\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cRNC under Lara Trump spreads \u2018massive fraud\u2019 claims about 2020 election\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media Matters<\/a>: \u201cOn her podcast, RNC co-chair Lara Trump says she doesn\u2019t believe 81 million people voted for President Joe Biden in the 2020 election\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lara Trump<\/a>: \u201cBecause here\u2019s the goal, folks. I don\u2019t ever \u2013 and I know you don\u2019t either \u2013 want to repeat 2020 and the atrocities of that election ever again.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lara Trump<\/a>: \u201cThe bulk of the staff you will see in our building is focused solely on election integrity. Because let\u2019s be honest, we can never repeat 2020 ever again. We\u2019re never going to do that.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lara Trump ahead of January 6<\/a>: \u201cWe want to make sure that if there is a contested vote, anybody who doesn\u2019t want to certify the votes for Joe Biden, that they get their chance to debate that.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SHOT: RNC Co-Chair Lara Trump falsely claimed there was \u201cno evidence \u2026 Donald Trump had anything to do with\u201d January 6 \u2026 Lara Trump: \u201cThere is no evidence whatsoever to have any indication that Donald Trump had anything to do with what happened [on January 6].\u201d CHASER: \u2026 even as Trump rallied his supporters to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1047219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nSHOT\/CHASER: Lara Trump Tries to Cover for Donald Trump\u2019s Role in January 6 Insurrection - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/shot-chaser-lara-trump-tries-to-cover-for-donald-trumps-role-in-january-6-insurrection\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-08-29T00:01:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image.png?w=1024\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/shot-chaser-lara-trump-tries-to-cover-for-donald-trumps-role-in-january-6-insurrection\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/shot-chaser-lara-trump-tries-to-cover-for-donald-trumps-role-in-january-6-insurrection\/\",\"name\":\"SHOT\/CHASER: Lara Trump Tries to Cover for Donald Trump\u2019s Role in January 6 Insurrection - 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