FBI Director knocks down GOP conspiracy theories about January 6 attack

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🗓️ 3 March 2021

⏱️ 46 minutes

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FBI Director Christopher Wray knocked down a conspiracy theory that the January 6th rioters were “fake Trump protestors,” a baseless claim that’s been pushed by Republican Sen. Ron Johnson. Wray also made it clear to lawmakers that Antifa and other left-wing groups weren’t part of the violence saying “we have not, to date, seen any evidence of anarchist violent extremists or people subscribing to Antifa in connection to the 6th.” Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and questioned Wray. She tells Anderson Cooper “to pretend we don’t know who it is, is not just hypocritical, it’s dangerous.” Plus, President Biden says the U.S. will have enough vaccines for every adult by the end of May. Meanwhile, both Mississippi and Texas announced they are lifting mask mandates and allowing businesses to operate at full capacity even as experts warn about the spreading variants. Austin Mayor Steve Adler tells AC360 people in his Texas city are dumbfounded and “we should be guided by the science and the data.” Airdate: March 2, 2021 Guests: Sen. Amy Klobuchar Mayor Steve Adler 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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0:00.0	Good evening, the former president's handpicked FBI director.
0:03.4	Today blew a hole in the effort to make the capital insurrection something it's not.
0:07.6	And while he was at it, he also destroyed the lies about the election that set the stage
0:11.8	for that insurrection.
0:12.8	We'll have that story in just a minute.
0:15.0	But first there is breaking news.
0:16.3	The race between vaccinating the country against COVID and the virus itself just got more
0:20.4	complicated.
0:21.4	In Texas, with nearly 30 million people, second only to California, the governor has just
0:26.0	lifted the state's mask mandate completely and told restaurants and other businesses
0:30.3	that it's okay to operate at full capacity.
0:34.9	Two many Texans have been sideline from employment opportunities.
0:41.6	Two many small business owners have struggled to pay their bills.
0:47.3	This must end.
0:51.3	It is now time to open Texas 100%.
0:57.6	With cases down, but still at a dangerously high level, even with a third vaccine coming
1:01.8	online, this is a surprising development.
1:04.5	It's a major new obstacle in the fight to prevent infection until more people are protected
1:08.1	from the virus, which after all is still killing on average, nearly 2000 Americans a day.
1:12.8	We invited Governor Abbott to come on the program tonight to explain his decision he declined
1:16.4	as did Mississippi's governor take Reeves who also lifted all restrictions in his state.
1:21.0	Tony Snow is Steve Adler, the mayor of Austin, Texas.
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