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Wisconsin Senator on U.S. Capitol Attack

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

February 26, 2021

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Republican Senator Ron Johnson previously claimed that he didn’t believe the Capitol attack to be an armed insurrection because attackers were using flagpoles and sticks versus guns. After a hearing this week, Johnson was accused of spreading conspiracy theories.

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