AZ Rep. Gosar defends woman killed during Capitol riot
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Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., listens during a House Oversight and Reform Committee regarding the on Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 12, 2021. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool via AP)
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WASHINGTON, D.C. â Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona is defending a woman who was shot and killed by the Capitol Police as she tried to break into the U.S. House chamber during the Jan. 6 insurrection, saying she was âexecuted.â
At a House hearing on what went wrong that day, Gosar questioned former acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen about the death of Ashli Babbitt, an Air Force veteran who was part of the mob that attacked the Capitol.
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The news comes after Mr Trump, 74, was reported to have told the Republican party to stop fundraising using his name.
Mr Trump still retains a strong hold over the Republican party and is eligible to run for president in 2024 after he was acquitted in his second impeachment trial, on charges of inciting a riot at the Capitol on January 6.
Graham was one of 43 Republican senators who voted to acquit Mr Trump in the impeachment trial.
The North Carolina senator continues to be a long-time friend of the former president saying: “I’m trying to keep a relationship with him after the riot.
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Violent and deadly riots broke out in Washington last week, carried out by Donald Trump supporters. Five people were killed after Mr Trump urged supporters to fight his election defeat.