MAGA Arizona Rep Gets Fact-Checked Over Jan. 6th Lies
Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) had nothing but weasel words in response to being fact-checked by C-SPAN host Greta Brawner after he tried to lie about the crimes committed by those that Trump has promised to pardon.
Biggs made an appearance on the morning call-in show Washington Journal this Friday, and his first two calls were pretty brutal.
Taking calls from viewers during an appearance on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal, a rite of passage for guests of the program, the MAGA lawmaker was soon grilled by callers over former President Donald Trump’s promise to pardon Capitol rioters.
“Trump wants to pardon the traitors that have been convicted of seditious conspiracy? Come on! What the hell’s wrong with you Republicans?!” one caller from Oregon exclaimed.
“I appreciate the call, and I’m not sure I understand what you’re saying, but I think you’re talking about the former president saying if he gets elected he’d issue some pardons or clemency to some of the people arrested and prosecuted on Jan. 6,” Biggs answered.
“Not all were convicted of seditious treason. In fact, none were! So that’s important to understand,” he confidently declared. “The second thing I would say is that many of them were convicted of misdemeanor trespass. And I think that’s important to understand as well.”