Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) appeared to defend the leader of the Proud Boys militia group after the Justice Department (DOJ) announced it is seeking a 33-year sentence for his role in planning the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Enrique Tarrio was found guilty of seditious conspiracy in May, the most serious charge brought against anyone related to the riots. A 33-year sentence is the longest requested and would be the longest handed down in the Capitol riot cases, if accepted by a judge.

“You know who the Justice Department is not seeking 33 years in prison for?” Greene said on X, formerly Twitter, on Friday. “Antifa/BLM violent rioters who burned, looted, destroyed $2 billion in property in George Floyd riots. And Hunter Biden and Joe Biden for taking criminal bribes selling political influence and favors.”

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    This would be consistent with the acts of treason that she’s committed so far.

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    Hunter Biden and Joe Biden for taking criminal bribes selling political influence and favors.”

    It’s like she’s never heard of Trump or Kushner.

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      To be fair, when people blatantly do things they also appear to do the things they are doing.

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        Yes but I don’t go into living room and see that my partner is ‘apparently’ watching TV. I’m not ‘apparently’ driving down to the corner store for some biscuits.

        Although maybe I should start incorporating this into regular use.

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          It might also be to avoid libel lawsuits. Many outlets will use weasel words like ‘allegedly’ even if the proof is concrete. It’s all to avoid liability.

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    I am so fucking done with reporters continuously bending over backwards to give the absolute worst of our political spectrum the benefit of the doubt and an assumption of good faith.

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    America produces the most rage inducing politicians, I don’t live there and I’m so tired of the circus, it must be awful to be a reasonable American and have to deal with this shit, I can’t believe how much the world has changed for the worse in 20 years.

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      As an American, it’s exhausting.

      I can’t be reasonable with most because hardly anyone critically thinks. Not asking the important who, what, when, where, why and how questions. It’s surface level and whatever has the most attention. It’s hard to get someone to think for themselves. Not realising they are in fact easily influenced.

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      those two things seem to have high comorbidity

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    And Hunter Biden and Joe Biden for taking criminal bribes selling political influence and favors

    Remind me who sold presidential pardons for $2 million each?

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      The right wing morons don’t know that because right wing media never reported it, and they foam spit "fake news"repeatedly when you tell them

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    Thank you for the summary/transcript so I don’t have to click on thehill