Cruz described some of Merkley's claims as 'false statements'. kek
Cuccinelli explained that fake press will stand between rioters and the police, acting as a shield.
Graham: If we hadn't intervened, they would have burned the Goddamned thing down [federal building in Portland].
Graham cut off U.S. Attorney Cox before she could answer if she has seen an increase in white supremacy violence. He then cited Wray.
Cuccinelli: In forty-nine years of the Federal Protective Service, they have never seen anything like Portland.
Cuccinelli said that accelerants such as gasoline have been poured into the courthouse, as commercial grade fireworks were being used to attempt to ignite it.
U.S. Attorney Cox: Some of the rioters are using encrypted apps.
Coons seems to think federal officers in camouflage could be mistaken for militia.
Ngo: The Youth Liberation Front openly advocate for violent uprisings in Portland and elsewhere.
Turley: Antifa is arguably the most successful anti-speech movement of this generation.
Turley: Silence is the greatest threat to free speech.