Yes. You read that right. Johnson is saying that he is intentionally hiding insurrectionists from prosecution in the release of tapes that Republicans claim will vindicate them on January 6th.

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    Far-right Republicans like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and former President Donald Trump have praised Johnson’s promise to release the footage, saying it will “prove” that the activities of Jan. 6, 2021, were peaceful.

    Only morons and guilty people believe this. I saw evidence to the contrary on live broadcast.

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      Someone was peacefully trampled to death, Ashley Babbitt was peacefully shot breaking into the capital, and those were gallows of peace.

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      I was gonna say, we watched the events play out live on both news and social media. Peaceful protestors don’t scale the walls of the capitol building, bulldoze baracades, and threaten capitol police, all while chanting stop the steal.

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    I’m so confused by the GOP play here. I, along with hundreds of millions of people, saw this unfolding live on TV. Do they think that by releasing more footage we’re going to somehow be less mad?

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    Pikachu face when we unblur them with AI & send another 600 of his supporters to Federal prison.

    BTW, #Jan6th has been adjudicated as an insurrection, twice. This is quite literally giving aid & comfort to enemies of the USA.

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      I get this is hyperbolae. But this hyperbolae is advocating for mass murder.

      You do understand that you’re one of the badies right?

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        If wanting to see Nazis dead after they’ve been tried for treason makes me one of the bad guys, then I’m proud to be one of the bad guys. But you should find a competent necromancer and talk to my grandfather. He wasn’t content to merely want fascists dead after they’ve gotten due process. He managed to gun down a few during his service in WWII.

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          Painting in such broad strokes is exactly what the GOP does too. If you call everyone a nazi all the time, nobody gives a shit when actual nazis arrive. Which is exactly what we’re seeing.

          Do better.

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          Wtf is this unhinged gaslighting that wouldn’t even trick a two year old? You literally said:

          All Republicans are Nazis.

          All Nazis must hang.

          Therefore, should all Republicans be hanged?

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            I’m just shitposting until kbin.social’s admin gets around to deleting my account as I requested. If you don’t like it, block me and get on with your life.

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      Nazi-like, yes… Nazis… no. Republicans will be the first to support a genocidal Israel.

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    Sooooo, the party of “law and order” wants to hide the faces of LAW BREAKERS? Yeah, fuck no, go fuck yourself. How can anyone support this shit? If you support this, you’re either a fucking criminal or a piece of shit. No in between.

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    we don’t want them to be retaliated against and to be charged by the DOJ, and to have other concerns and problems

    I thought bringing charges against people was a basic job requirement at DOJ.

    This guy’s like no no no hol’ up lemme get this one because…why?

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      Ever since Reagan, the Republican party has been trying to destroy and dismantle the United States federal government. Their goal is no government.

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      The party of law and order sure doesn’t trust the department in charge of law and order and seems to want to protect criminals.

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    Why would you have to blur the faces of people doing nothing illegal or wrong?