Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a lengthy statement Friday suggested that the prosecution of rioters who violently attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, might be politically motivated, partly aligning himself with the false portrayal being pushed by former President Donald Trump and his allies.
By JONATHAN J. COOPER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is suggesting that the prosecution of rioters who violently attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, may be politically motivated. Kennedy’s statement, issued by his campaign on Friday, further aligns him with former President Donald Trump’s narrative
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. questions prosecutions for Jan. 6 attack, says he wants to hear 'every side'
By JONATHAN J. COOPER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is suggesting that the prosecution of rioters who violently attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, may be politically motivated. Kennedy’s statement, issued by his campaign on Friday, further aligns him with former President Donald Trump’s narrative
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“Accountability has not been had at the highest level of January 6. So there is nothing preventing January 6 from happening again.”
Former U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn warned that “nothing is preventing” another Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol since there has not been accountability “at the highest level.” “Accountability serves two purposes,” Dunn, who testified before the House select committee investigating the attack on the Capitol, said during his Saturday appearance on MSNBC’s