Oregon House Republicans disavow controversial resolution from state GOP blaming U.S. Capitol riot on ‘false flag’ operation
Updated Jan 27, 2021;
Posted Jan 27, 2021
FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 file photo, Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington. Right-wing extremism has previously mostly played out in isolated pockets of America or in smaller cities. In contrast, the deadly attack by rioters on the U.S. Capitol targeted the very heart of government. It brought together members of disparate groups, creating the opportunity for extremists to establish links with each other. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)AP
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We Asked Oregon Republican Lawmakers: Do They Acknowledge Biden Won? We also asked what they’re telling their constituents to do on Inauguration Day, when right-wing protests are planned in 50 state capitals and Washington, D.C. A right-wing protester holds a rifle outside the Oregon Capitol. (Justin Yau) Updated January 13 Last month, a dozen Republican state legislators asked Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum to join a Texas lawsuit that challenged the presidential election results in key swing states.
Editorial: An election myth becomes a violent mob
Updated Jan 07, 2021;
Posted Jan 07, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: A pro-Trump mob breaks into the U.S. Capitol on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress held a joint session today to ratify President-elect Joe Biden s 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump. A group of Republican senators said they would reject the Electoral College votes of several states unless Congress appointed a commission to audit the election results. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Getty ImagesGetty Images
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The mob of violent Trump supporters storming the Capitol on Wednesday was nothing short of a national disgrace. Their hijacking of Congress was no protest, but rather a criminal act against American voters, values and institutions. That many carried the American flag as they sought to upend a defining aspect of our democracy – certifying the election of a president – gave this whole absurd, dangerous
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As of 12:45 AM PST January 7, 2021, after the congress read and accepted the results of the Electoral College declaring Joe Biden the President-elect and Kamala Harris the Vice President-elect,
these Oregon REPUBLICAN legislators (see below) indicated that they still
REFUSED to acknowledge that Joe Biden is the President-elect and Kamala Harris the Vice President-elect.
As of 12:45 AM PST January 7, 2021, after a
Trump
insurrectionists, anti-democracy vandals, anarchists, seditionists and domestic terrorists attempted a
violent coup as they stormed our nation s Capitol building,
these Trump loyalist collaborators and elected Oregon REPUBLICAN legislators (see below) indicated that they still
REFUSED to acknowledge that Joe Biden is the President-elect and Kamala Harris the Vice President-elect.
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