Riot Video Contradicts GOP Rep. Andrew Clyde's Denial Of Capitol Riot [View all]

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Huffington Post

05/12/2021 08:01 pm ET

The Georgia congressman said the insurrection is “a bold-faced lie” and likened the Jan. 6 attack to “a normal tourist visit.” The video tells another story.

By David Moye

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Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.) attempted to falsely claim at a hearing Wednesday that the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol never happened ― as if there were no video proof.

The Georgia congressman made his comments during a House Oversight Committee hearing on what went wrong in police preparations before the Capitol riot.

“Let me be clear: There was no insurrection,” Clyde said. “And to call it an insurrection, in my opinion, is a bold-faced lie.”

Clyde also claimed that video taken during the insurrection looked like “a normal tourist visit,” even though five people died and more than 100 police officers were injured.

Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/andrew-clyde-video-capitol-riot-insurrection_n_609c5adce4b0909247fef7ea

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Clyde says he will take magnetometer fine matter to federal court
Georgia Republican says rule is in violation of the Constitution and ‘meritless’

By Chris Marquette
Posted April 12, 2021 at 6:14pm
Rep. Andrew Clyde says he will go to federal court to fight $15,000 in fines he incurred for dodging security screening at the entrance to the House floor.

On Monday, the House Ethics Committee announced it upheld both fines the Georgia Republican was assessed for eluding the magnetometers. Under a rule adopted by the chamber in February, a member who fails to complete security screening is fined $5,000 on the first instance and $10,000 for subsequent offenses.

Clyde was cited for “deliberately” avoiding security screening by the Capitol Police on two occasions, the first on Feb. 5 and the second on Feb. 8, according to the Ethics panel. Acting House Sergeant-at-Arms Timothy P. Blodgett was tasked with imposing the fine.

“While my team and I continue to await an announcement of a fine levied on the Speaker, we are preparing for the next stage of this fight,” Clyde said Monday in a statement announcing his intentions. “I will take my case to federal court where I am confident justice will be served.”



More:
https://www.rollcall.com/2021/04/12/clyde-says-he-will-take-magnetometer-fine-matter-to-federal-court/