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Lauren Boebert jokes about bringing explosives to Capitol building to destroy metal detectors

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) on Sunday joked about bringing explosives to the United States Capitol building so she could detonate the building's metal detectors.

Bobert's tweeted her suggestion in response to a speech given by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) on Sunday in which he endorsed the idea of blowing up the metal detectors that were installed to stop members from bringing deadly weapons into the building in the wake of the January 6th Capitol riots.

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Lauren Boebert’s campaign incorrectly claims the GOP lawmaker represents Utah

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) submitted a campaign filing with an embarrassing mistake.

The Republican lawmaker's campaign turned in a report Thursday night to the Federal Election Commission that lists Utah as the state she represents, and not Colorado, reported Forbes.

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GOP voters are a ‘tinderbox’ that Republican leaders are enflaming with violent rhetoric: analysis

Leaders of the conservative movement in America are echoing Donald Trump by using violent rhetoric to enrage their base, according to a new analysis in The Washington Post.

"During his five-plus years as a politician and president before Jan. 6, 2021, Donald Trump repeatedly and suggestively alluded to the prospect of violence by his supporters. Then it happened. Those supporters took the hint and stormed the U.S. Capitol, intent on overturning a democratic election on the basis of false claims that it had been stolen from them," Aaron Blake wrote.

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Trump-loving lawmakers must be investigated for assisting Capitol rioters -- because they clearly had inside help: columnist

The U.S. Department of Justice must investigate reports that members of Congress and their staffers had extensive contacts with two organizers of the "Stop the Steal" rallies that preceded the Jan. 6 insurrection.

The organizers claim they met directly with Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Paul Gosar (R-AZ) and staffers for Reps. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Madison Cawthorne (R-NC) and Louie Gohmert (R-TX), and justice correspondent Elie Mystal wrote in The Nation that the Justice Department must determine what role any of them might have played in coordinating the deadly riot.

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‘Folks knew crimes were about to be committed’: Dem lawmakers furious over Republicans’ involvement in Jan. 6

Americans are expressing outrage after a bombshell Rolling Stone report that claims several GOP Members of Congress and their staffs were involved in planning and organizing Donald Trump's January 6 rally that led to the violent and deadly insurrection, along with “Trump's efforts to overturn his election loss."

Some of those who are among the most outraged are Democratic Members of Congress, who were in the Capitol on January 6 and feared for their lives. Learning that some of their GOP colleagues were involved in the planning of the rally that precipitated the insurrection has been "triggering," as one House Democrat revealed, adding that it makes her "blood boil."

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'Call your lawyer': Legal experts weigh in on bombshell report naming GOPers involved in Jan. 6 rally planning

Legal experts including a Harvard professor and a top election and voting rights law attorney are weighing in on Sunday night's bombshell report from Rolling Stone naming members of Congress and the Trump administration who were involved in the planning and organizing of the January 6 rally and/or "Trump's efforts to overturn his election loss," according to two of the planners of the "Stop the Steal" rally.

Rolling Stone reports "planners of the pro-Trump rallies that took place in Washington, D.C., have begun communicating with congressional investigators and sharing new information about what happened when the former president's supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. Two of these people have spoken to Rolling Stone extensively in recent weeks and detailed explosive allegations that multiple members of Congress were intimately involved in planning both Trump's efforts to overturn his election loss and the Jan. 6 events that turned violent."

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Resurfaced video shows Marjorie Taylor Greene urging fans to support Jan. 6 objection after White House 'planning session'

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) reportedly took part in "planning meetings" with organizers of the "Save America" rally that spilled over into the Jan. 6 insurrection, and there's even video of her discussing similar plans after leaving a White House visit.

The newly elected Georgia Republican spoke briefly on camera after walking out of the White House in December, discussing efforts to object to the certification of Joe Biden's election win during a period which subsequent reporting has revealed Donald Trump and his allies were plotting to subvert that process.

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Lauren Boebert's QAnon pal is running for local office — but isn't legally eligible

A friend and employee of far-right Rep. Lauren Boebert who works as the general manager of Shooters Grill, Boebert's bar and restaurant in Rifle, Colorado, is mounting a campaign for city council even though he does not meet the residency requirements.

This article first appeared in Salon.

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Pro-Trump activists reveal Republican elected officials who participated in planning of Jan. 6 rallies: report

A slate of Republican members of Congress is being outed by those who attended planning meetings for the protest that resulted in the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, according to a new report in Rolling Stone.

Two sources, according to their story, revealed that Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL), Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC), Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), and Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) were all present on "dozens" of calls with organizers of the group.

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Lauren Boebert called out by CNN's Tapper for attempt to exploit the tragic death of Halyna Hutchins

In his concluding remarks at the end of Sunday's "State of the Union," CNN host Jake Tapper lit up Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) -- as well as a host of other Republicans -- for their appalling comments posted to Twitter after the tragic movie set shooting involving actor Alec Baldwin.

"There's something about our politics right now that is driving people away from our shared humanity," Tapper began as he shared Boebert's tweet on screen." Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert of Colorado apparently spent time and did some digging about Baldwin's 'hands up, don't shoot movement' tweet; Baldwin, is, of course, not only progressive but very aggressive and outspoken about liberal issues, including gun control."

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