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Wray: FBI investigators have not seen “any evidence” of Antifa, leftist involvement in Capitol riot

ED MORRISSEY Posted at 12:01 pm on March 02, 2021

That will certainly put a hole in the ahem alternate theories of events surrounding the January 6 riot/attack on Capitol Hill. The FBI has developed hundreds of cases against its perpetrators, Christopher Wray testified in the Senate this morning, some of whom have connections to white supremacy movements or militias. None so far, however, have connections to Antifa or other radical left-wing groups, although Wray testified that they will pursue any such links if they arise.

Thus far, though, they have “not seen evidence” of Antifa or leftist involvement in the Capitol riot:

“We’re coming after it” if there’s violence from both the left and the right, he added, but in the Capitol, there wasn’t evidence of leftists adding fuel to the insurrection.

Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin had asked Wray if he had seen evidence that the attack was organized by “fake Trump protesters.”

“We have not seen evidence of that, at this stage, certainly,” Wray responded.

This knocks down a baseless claim that has been pushed by Republican Sen. Ron Johnson in recent weeks, as he has sought to downplay the damage committed by supporters of former President Donald Trump.

With more than 250 cases cooking already, and with plenty of video and photographic evidence on hand, it’s not as though the lack evidence comes from a lack of curiosity. In fact, Wray credits the American people with driving the investigation forward by cooperation with the FBI. He notes that some have made the “painful” decision to turn in family members and friends who bragged about their involvement during and after the riots, proving once again that the perpetrators of this outrage were their own worst enemies in more ways than one:

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