Gosar says Babbitt was ‘executed’ during Capitol riot, calling rioters ‘peaceful patriots’

Published May 12, 2021 12:00am ET



GOP Rep. Paul Gosar claimed the people who participated in the Capitol riot were “peaceful” and that the rioter who was shot and killed during the chaos was “executed.”

The Trump ally from Arizona made the remarks during Wednesday’s House Oversight Committee hearing with former acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller, former acting Attorney General Jeffery Rosen, and Robert J. Contee III, the chief of the metropolitan police department, who were there to testify about the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

Trusted reporting.Unlimited access.

Subscribe for full access to Washington Examiner coverage, expert political analysis, and subscriber-only journalism.

Get Unlimited Access

Already a member? Log in

Cancel anytime.