AZ Sec Of State Nominee: No Cops Died Due To Riot

The American Independent reports:

Mark Finchem, the Republican nominee for secretary of state of Arizona, stated in an interview that it’s an “outright lie” that five law enforcement officers were killed as a result of the riot by supporters of former President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

The interview, conducted by Micajah Jackson, a right-wing conspiracy theorist who pleaded guilty in November 2021 to charges associated with his presence at the Capitol on Jan. 6 and was sentenced in March of this year to 36 months’ probation, was posted to Finchem’s campaign site. Finchem was also present on the Capitol grounds on Jan. 6.

Five officers who responded to the Capitol insurrection died following the attack. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick died one day after he was assaulted by several rioters while defending the building; four other officers who were on duty on Jan. 6 have died by suicide.

Read the full article. Two of the cops’ deaths have been ruled “in the line of duty.” The widow of a third cop is petitioning for the same.

Mark Finchem calls death of police officers as a result of Jan. 6 an ‘outright lie’

by @CahnEmily https://t.co/uOCtmpjNwh

— The American Independent (@AmerIndependent) October 10, 2022