Republican lawmakers from Texas who participated in a rally in support of Trump held before the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6 denied that the incident on that day was a rebellion.
Kyle Biedermann made this claim in a debate on a controversial Republican election bill called SB1 on Thursday.
Democrat Erin Zweiner proposed an amendment to prevent participants who encourage or participate in federal rebellious states from becoming voter assistants. Dallas Morning News report.
In response, Biederman said: “People who attended that rally and participated in the January 6th event, do you mean they are all insurgents?”
“The amendment is about the uprising you claimed on January 6, but you were not there. You don’t know what happened.
“All you do is listen to the voice of free media, right? Where do you get your information?”
When Zwiener asked him if he believed “the incident of January 6th was an uprising,” Bidman replied, “Of course not.”
According to reports, there are at least 20 North Texans Morning News, Was arrested for the riot in the Capitol on January 6. The riot killed 5 people and injured 138 policemen.
Shortly before the attack, Biederman joined the protests of thousands of Trump supporters Donald TrumpLost in the 2020 presidential election.The violence delayed the certification of members of the House of Representatives Joe BidenElection victory.
A week after the incident, Biederman told the media New Braunfels Herald He “peacefully marched in our country’s capitol and let our voices be heard.”
He added, “Unfortunately, some people used this rally to spread discord and incite violence.”
Zwena later redoubled her statement in a tweet on Thursday: “The congressional riots in January this year were a real attack on American democracy and should not be allowed to participate in our elections.”
The congressional riots that occurred in January this year were a real attack on American democracy, and those involved should not be allowed to conduct any activities near our elections.
It is for this reason that I submitted this amendment. Very disappointed that my colleague did not support it. https://t.co/V4lKEVXJIr
— Erin Zweiner (@ErinForYall) August 27, 2021
Then she got support Vikki Goodwin, the state representative who tweeted: “Rep. Biederman just said on the TX House floor that there was no uprising on January 6.
“Let many of us feel that we are on different planets. He is there…”
Weekly newspaper Kyle Biedermann has been contacted for comment.
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The House Special Committee’s investigation into the attack on the Capitol on January 6 is ongoing.
Some capitol police The officer who defended the building that day had Lawsuit against former President Donald Trump.
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of seven officials, accusing Trump of “cooperating with white supremacists, violent extremist groups and campaign supporters, violating the Ku Klux Klan Act, and maintaining power through illegal acts of domestic terrorism.”
