Last year in January, 25% of Americans said it is “probably” or “definitely” true that the FBI instigated the Jan. 6, 2021, unruliness at the U.S. Capitol, according to a Washington Post-University of Maryland poll.
The Post said that such a belief is “a false concept promoted by right-wing media and repeatedly denied by federal law enforcement.”
According to the Post, 11% of the public overall believed there is “solid evidence” that FBI operatives organized and encouraged the attack, and 13% said this is their “suspicion only.”
Among Republicans, 34% said the FBI organized and encouraged the disruption, compared with 30% of independents and 13% of Democrats.
Americans outraged by the 2020 election skullduggery converged on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and some were, in the heat of passion, moved to violence in protest of the certification of the 2020 election, which many feel to this day was rigged by Democrats.
Although he rarely left his basement in 2020, Joe Biden received the most votes of any presidential candidate in American history — 81 million — a record that stands to this day.
The 2020 result challenges the even the most rational of political analysts. Even with this year’s turnout, President Trump only received 77 million votes.
Even more baffling is that 19 of the bellwether counties across America in 2020 voted for Donald Trump, with only Clallam County in Western Washington voting for Biden. This had never happened before in American history.
That Washington Post poll was taken one year ago, when a lot of information was still not known by the public. Much more information has come forward in that year that support the theory that FBI were involved. In fact, the FBI has now admitted it had 26 operatives embedded in the crowd, although the agency says they were not actual FBI staff.
The FBI is still searching for numerous Americans it wants to arrest for their actions that day. Some 1,400 people have been charged with federal crimes in connection with the Jan. 6 disruption. You can search through the photos at the FBI website at this link to see who is being sought for questioning and/or arrest. See the list of individuals charged at this link.
Although three people with Alaska connections were charged with crimes for the Jan. 6, 2021 disturbance, only one of them was an actual Alaskan. Another moved to Alaska after the incident.
Aaron James Mileur of Wasilla was arrested for parading inside the Capitol. He accepted a plea deal and served probation.
Richard Eric Staples was listed as an Anchorage resident by the FBI. He was in Girdwood at the time but was actually from Wyoming. He came into the Capitol through an open window, stayed near the window for about 10 minutes, and left without incident.
One of the persistent media-fueled myths is that four civilians and one police officer died during the protest. This is a falsehood promoted by the mainstream media.
In fact, the only civilian who died that day from the violence was Ashli Babbitt, who was shot through closed door by Capitol Police.
Three died of heart failure, one died of a drug reaction, and a police officer who died the following night, after suffering a massive stroke.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called Jan. 6 a “a terror attack,” which left “almost 10 dead.” It’s the kind of statement that has been repeated over and over by Democrats and their media helpers.
The media and Democrats continue to blame President Donald Trump, who they say incited the riot.
In a poll conducted by YouGov during the last week of December, the American public still has mixed feelings about Jan. 6, 2021:
- 46% of Americans see the Capitol takeover four years ago more as a violent insurrection than as legitimate political discourse while 29% see it more as legitimate political discourse
- 78% of Democrats and 20% of Republicans see it more as a violent insurrection
- 15% of Americans approve of the January 6th Capitol takeover, including 9% of Democrats and 27% of Republicans
- 33% of Americans — including 7% of Democrats and 63% of Republicans — strongly or somewhat support pardoning people who participated in the takeover, something Trump has promised
- 49% of Americans say Trump has some or a lot of responsibility for the Jan. 6 Capitol takeover — including 83% of Democrats and 17% of Republicans
- 37% of Americans think Trump did something illegal around the events of Jan. 6 — including 70% of Democrats and 6% of Republicans
According to a poll conducted by Monmouth, the same group that did the poll last year for The Washington Post, 61% of those surveyed said they disapprove of Trump pardoning people convicted of “attacking the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.” Some 34% of American supported it and 5% were not sure.
