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Groups of armed extremists who are known as the Proud Boys and the Boogaloo movement showed up with firearms for a protest at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus on Sunday.
Haley Nelson of WSYX shared video of a group identified as "Proud Boys" advancing on the Statehouse with a military-style formation.
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Here's a look at the Ohio Statehouse right now. A lot of law enforcement.
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Now - a group that appears to be Proud Boys (described as a hate group) have walked up.
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I would say about 20 people now gathering just in front of the Statehouse.
<a href="https://twitter.com/wsyx6?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@wsyx6</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/fox28columbus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@fox28columbus</a> <a href="https://t.co/bramXdgygB">pic.twitter.com/bramXdgygB</a><br/>
— Haley Nelson (@HaleyWSYX6)
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WXVU talked to a group of protesters in Ohio on Sunday who said that they represented the Ohio Boogaloo Boys.
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"We don't really support any of the politicians, Trump or Biden," one member said. "We think they're all bad news. Both parties expand the failures of the other."
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Reporters on the ground say bike rack-style fencing is around the Statehouse building. Monuments, except the Holocaust Memorial, are behind fencing. Armored vehicles on the ground, as well as a few protestors.
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— 91.7 WVXU (@917wvxu)
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Boogaloo group is on its way to the capitol now, reporters say.
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— 91.7 WVXU (@917wvxu)
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Another group of armed protesters denied they represented the Proud Boys and said that they supported Black Lives Matter instead.
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UPDATE | Reporters in Columbus say they are now seeing protesters show up at the Ohio Statehouse. They say some of them are armed.
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— Chad Hedrick (@WSAZChadHedrick)
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— "The State Of Ohio" ❄️ (@stateofohioshow)
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One protester was seen carrying a flag that read: "Liberty or Death."
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At one point, two of the groups used bullhorns to argue about the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
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Welp, looks like we are starting to see multiple groups of armed protesters in Ohio now. They don't like each other.
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— Lady Liviana 🌊 (@LadyLiviana)
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A group of armed individuals who are here for “Peace and Unity" have arrived at the state Capitol. They say they aren't politically aligned.
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— Albert Cesare (@AlbertCesare)
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"U.S. Boojahideen" -- Boogaloo Boys present here at Ohio Statehouse
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— Tyler Buchanan (@Tylerjoelb)
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"Now they're calling them terrorists. Do you all think 9/11 was an inside job? Huh? Well 9/11 is more important than transgender bathrooms. And the patriot act.." -OH statehouse protest <a href="https://t.co/OzgybzaWnE">pic.twitter.com/OzgybzaWnE</a><br/>
— La Lucha Sigue (@Moet_Marxist) <a href="https://twitter.com/Moet_Marxist/status/1350855065209360392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 17, 2021</a>
</blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Columbus OH -- Activists Hold Armed Rally At Ohio State House. <a href="https://t.co/GT6Iy8O4se">pic.twitter.com/GT6Iy8O4se</a><br/>— Tony (@Mrtdogg) <a href="https://twitter.com/Mrtdogg/status/1350857157118468097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 17, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Here's a look at the protest outside the Ohio Statehouse right now. OSHP Troopers and some OH National Guard military police are surrounding the statue of William McKinley. Troopers also line the steps of the statehouse. <a href="https://twitter.com/WCPO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WCPO</a> <a href="https://t.co/ZTX3o1Cevu">pic.twitter.com/ZTX3o1Cevu</a><br/>— Josh Bazan (@JoshBazan) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoshBazan/status/1350858088526577664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 17, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
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'Farcically stupid' GOPer Boebert brutally dismantled by Democrat for lies about Capitol assault
January 17, 2021
During an appearance on MSNBC's "The Sunday Show," Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY) didn't mince any words when asked about newly-elected Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), calling her "stupid" and not worth anyone's time.
Speaking with host Jonathan Capehart, Maloney was asked about an accusation leveled at him by Boebert -- that she had to retract -- which opened the door for the blunt-talking Maloney to call out the GOP lawmaker in the thrall of QAnon conspiracies.
"You know, when you said bumper crop of crazy colleagues, it made me think of this back and forth that seems to be happening," Capehart stated. "Let me read it to the audience what your colleague, Congresswoman Boebert said: 'Sean Maloney's comments were extremely dangerous and shameful. there's not an ounce of truth to things he claimed about me.' Having read that, and the comments you just made, even in past interviews, you've never named anyone. Why do you think your colleague from the other side of the aisle is singling you out?"
"Well because she's incompetent," Maloney quickly shot back. "Because she jumped to a conclusion and didn't bother to look at what I said."
"She apologized, by the way, a short while later because we produced the transcript which demonstrated her comments, her tweet, her letter were farcically stupid and wrong," he continued. "So the problem is when you get this kind of incompetence mixed together with arrogance, when people believe that they're right when they are demonstrably wrong."
"Now, Congresswoman Boebert has made a video bragging she's going bring a gun to the capitol -- go Google it," he added. "Everyone can watch it if you want to waste two minutes of your life. [Rep.] Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) said publicly he was armed during the insurrection. He made a six-minute video before the insurrection talking about how the election was stolen. There are QAnon conspiracy theorists yelling at Capitol police. I'm not making this up, but I'm always careful about things I don't have personal knowledge of. Congresswoman Boebert -- I think she's off to a disastrous start."
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Alan Dershowitz offers to represent Kayleigh McEnany for free if Harvard strips her degree
January 17, 2021
Law professor Alan Dershowitz announced on Sunday that he would offer free legal representation to any person who has their college diploma revoked after supporting President Donald Trump's election lies.
"There is a campaign building at Harvard to rescind and revoke the degrees of Trump officials and allies, including White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany and Sen. Ted Cruz," Fox News host Maria Bartiromo announced on Sunday.
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Dershowitz reacted: "I will represent pro bono any Harvard graduate who has his or her degree rescinded based on politics. The great danger is this is coming from our future leaders. You know, McCarthyism was a thing of the past that came from the right. This is coming from people on the left who are our future leaders. It has to be fought at every turn."
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Glen Greenwald, who was also on the Fox News panel, argued that Trump should pardon Edward Snowden and Julian Assange because they are "being persecuted" by "the deep state."
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"They've been punished and they've suffered for years now," Greenwald said of the two men who have skirted prison sentences in the United States.
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"I think it's time for them to come home," he insisted.
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Watch the video below from Fox News.
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