“What about the police that are ushering, ushering everybody into the Capitol? ‘Go in. Go in. Go in.’ What about that?”
What PolitiFact found
Rioters attacked police, destroyed windows and doors, and ransacked offices. The Justice Department charged 452 people with "assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers or employees" in connection with the Jan. 6 riots.
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In short
Donald Trump (Former President) made this claim around 31 July 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 1 August 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “No basis”.
Donald Trump has 1,168 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 663 of them false or fake, 375 misleading or mixed and 13 true.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjN5dvDTeaE
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