QAnon/GOP Rep: Stop Linking Me To The Capitol Riots

The Washington Post reports:

Democrats this week demanded a full investigation into whether Republican House members assisted rioters in the attempted insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, fueled in part by claims that at least one GOP lawmaker gave “reconnaissance” tours to groups the day before the attack.

On Thursday, one Republican lawmaker came out swinging to deny any involvement in that incident, although no Democrats have publicly named her.

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), a gun rights advocate with links to the baseless QAnon conspiracy theory, said the allegations have been falsely linked to her, leading to “death threats and hundreds of vile phone calls and emails.”

Enjoy Sean Maloney’s takedown below.

Um, I’ve never said your name in public, @RepBoebert. Never. Not once. (If you’re going to be a gun nut, you probably shouldn’t go off half cocked.) I’ll tweet the transcript so you can see…but that might be like “a fact”, so might not help you. https://t.co/a0weTQvIp0

— Sean Patrick Maloney (@RepSeanMaloney) January 15, 2021