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26 October
8:14 pm

I said that I would be surprised if these were Trump supporters who were raiding the Capitol

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Mark Baisley, at Colorado U.S. Senate General Election Debate (Colorado Sun)

8:14 pm
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Why we checked itA claim about what the speaker's own Jan. 7, 2021 post said; checkable against the post and coverage of it.
What we foundBaisley did express disbelief that Trump supporters were behind the Capitol attack, but his documented statement attributed the violence to Antifa directly rather than framing it as personal surprise.
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