Former President Donald Trump reposted a meme on Truth Social, suggesting that the government orchestrated the Capitol riot on January 6, despite the fact that he was the president on the day of the riots. The meme claimed that the riot was staged to cover up the certification of a fraudulent election. Despite a House committee's investigation that held Mr. Trump responsible as the "central cause" of the events on January 6, he shared the meme on his platform. The post comes amid the ongoing January 6 criminal probe, which Trump claims to be a "target" according to the special counsel, Jack Smith. Despite these controversies, Trump remains the GOP frontrunner in the 2024 presidential race, and some of his colleagues have hesitated to criticize his actions or inactions leading up to the Capitol attack.
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00:02 Former President Donald Trump reposted a meme on Truth Social suggesting that the government
00:06 orchestrated the Capitol riot on January 6th despite the fact that he was the president
00:10 on the day of the riots.
00:12 The meme claimed that the riot was staged to cover up the certification of a fraudulent
00:15 election.
00:16 Despite a House committee's investigation that held Mr. Trump responsible as the central
00:20 cause of the events on January 6th, he shared the meme on his platform.
00:24 The post comes amid the ongoing January 6th criminal probe in which Trump claims to be
00:28 a target according to the special counsel Jack Smith.
00:31 Despite these controversies, Trump remains the GOP frontrunner in the 2024 presidential
00:35 race and some of his colleagues have hesitated to criticize his actions or inactions leading
00:39 up to the Capitol attack.
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