Jasmine Crockett obliterates MAGA lie in fiery takedown

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) took time during a congressional hearing with former Jan. 6 prosecutor Mike Romano to utterly dismantle the false claims from President Donald Trump and his allies that the people convicted in connection with the attack on the U.S. Capitol were in some way "hostages" or "political prisoners."

"Did these people, over a thousand people, get convicted of something that they did in a criminal way on January 6, yes or no?" asked Crockett, a former public defender, often described as a rising Democratic Party star, known for her confrontational attitude toward Republicans and currently mounting a bid for U.S. Senate in Texas.

"Yes," said Romano.

"So, then you come back, and they were convicted by what, a jury, some of them?" asked Crockett.

"Mostly juries, some judges," confirmed Romano.

"And some people actually did what we call a plea bargain, correct?" said Crockett.

"Correct," said Romano.

"Meaning that they walked in and they said, I am guilty," said Crockett. "Correct?"

"Yes," said Romano.

"Okay. So, the final point that I'll make, because I'm running out of time, is there was some stuff about white supremacists, and the concerns about people being alleged to be white supremacists," said Crockett. "Some of the people that got convicted were neo-Nazis. Have they been clarified as white supremacists or have they not?"

"Yes," said Romano.

President Donald Trump issued mass clemency for 1,500 people involved in the attack as one of his first acts upon reassuming the presidency, even giving commutations to the leaders of far-right paramilitary groups who were convicted of seditious conspiracy. Even some Republicans, including Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), have gone out of their way to condemn the blanket pardons.