FBI Chief: No Evidence Rioters were "Fake Trump Protesters"

Erin Burnett OutFront

CNN

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4.4 • 706 Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2021

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Trump-appointed FBI Chief debunks claims pushed by Trump allies: No evidence rioters were "fake Trump" protesters or antifa. Republican Senator Ron Johnson claims he never said fake Trump supporters were behind the January 6 riot, after the FBI Chief debunked the claims on Tuesday. The White House pulled Neera Tanden's nomination to lead the Office of Management and Budget. Texas drops mask mandate, will fully reopen defying the CDC's warnings. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:01.5	Outfront next, Trump's hand-picked FBI director destroying the conspiracy theory,
1:06.2	saying there is no evidence, Antifa, or fake Trump supporters were behind the insurrection.
1:12.1	Will this put an end to the lies? Plus, a lot of breaking news on COVID at this hour.
1:16.1	Biden announcing the U.S. will have enough for every, enough vaccines for every American adult by May as Texas ends its mask requirement in full defiance of the CBC.
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1:34.1	Let's go out front.
1:37.0	And good evening. I'm Erin Burnett.
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