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Bannon helped plot a coup against the American government and people on January 6th, and should face the consequences. If Bannon is innocent, why doesn’t he want people to hear the truth? The only reason Republicans don’t want a thorough investigation into January 6th is because they know they’re guilty.
Bannon is a great patriot who is being politically persecuted — his support for the protestors on January 6th is not a crime. Even a bi-partisan January 6th committee would have served the Democrat’s political agenda by prolonging and politicizing the conversation about an event which is months and months past.
What else is the left focusing on?
The narrative: Bannon helped plot a coup against the American government and people on January 6th, and should face the consequences. If Bannon is innocent, why doesn’t he want people to hear the truth? The only reason Republicans don’t want a thorough investigation into January 6th is because they know they’re guilty.
How could a reasonable person come to think this?
What else is the right focusing on?
The narrative: Bannon is a great patriot who is being politically persecuted — his support for the protestors on January 6th is not a crime. Even a bi-partisan January 6th committee would have served the Democrat’s political agenda by prolonging and politicizing the conversation about an event which is months and months past.
How could a reasonable person come to think this?
We see Bannon’s arrest differently for two reasons:
These are interconnected, as our understanding of what happened on January 6th affects our perception of the House’s investigation into the event, which subsequently affects how we view Bannon’s refusal to testify before the committee.
Still confused about how the other side is seeing this? Check out our previous analyses on January 6th and the 2020 election.
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