{"id":44074,"date":"2021-10-26T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.durangoherald.com\/tj\/jan-6-organizers-tell-rolling-stone-they-met-with-rep-boebert-ahead-of-insurrection\/"},"modified":"2021-10-26T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T18:00:00","slug":"jan-6-organizers-tell-rolling-stone-they-met-with-rep-boebert-ahead-of-insurrection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.durangoherald.com\/tj\/jan-6-organizers-tell-rolling-stone-they-met-with-rep-boebert-ahead-of-insurrection\/","title":{"rendered":"Jan. 6 organizers tell \u2018Rolling Stone\u2019 they met with Rep. Boebert ahead of insurrection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"Rep.
Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., flanked by Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, left, and Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, holds a news conference to introduce a resolution to censure President Joe Biden, claiming he is not enforcing border security and immigration laws, at the Capitol in Washington on June 23. (J. Scott Applewhite\/Associated Press file)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Organizers of the Jan. 6 protests that led to a violent attack on the U.S. Capitol were allegedly in communication with Rep. Lauren Boebert\u2019s office in the lead-up to the event, according to a news story published Sunday evening.<\/p>\n

Two organizers told Rolling Stone<\/em><\/a> that they met with \u201cclose to dozen\u201d Republican members of Congress or their staff members while planning protests against the 2020 presidential election results aimed at keeping former President Donald Trump in power, according to the story. The magazine did not name the two organizers. The story describes one as a Jan. 6 rally \u201corganizer\u201d and the other as a \u201cplanner\u201d and says both are communicating with U.S. House investigators who are looking into the insurrection.<\/p>\n

Along with Boebert, those organizers said they communicated with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., and Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas.<\/p>\n

Additionally, Rolling Stone<\/em> noted that it has evidence that Boebert was in contact with those two organizers on Jan. 6.<\/p>\n

Boebert responded to the article on Monday afternoon by tweeting a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had no role in the planning or execution of any event that took place at the Capitol or anywhere in Washington, D.C. on January 6th. With the help of my staff, I accepted an invitation to speak at one event but ultimately I did not speak at any events on January 6th. Once again, the media is acting as a messaging tool for the radical left,\u201d it reads in part. Boebert was slated to speak at the Wild Protest on Jan. 6.<\/p>\n

Boebert\u2019s involvement with the insurrection has been under scrutiny since the aftermath of that day<\/a>. Critics specifically point to tweets she sent on Jan. 6, notably two that she sent minutes after the Capitol was breached that relayed information about where members of Congress were, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Earlier that morning, Boebert tweeted \u201cToday is 1776.\u201d<\/p>\n

U.S. House Committee on Ethics decided in June<\/a> not to investigate Boebert\u2019s alleged role in the insurrection.<\/p>\n

Morgan Carroll, chairwoman of the Colorado Democratic Party, said in a statement that the new reporting confirms that the \u201ccrime against our democratic republic had collusion from the inside.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCongresswoman Lauren Boebert met with Trump rioters to overturn the results of the 2020 election, and she used her power and access as a member of Congress to help the insurrectionists,\u201d Carroll said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe clear goal was the violent interruption of vote counting and certification and the overthrow of the U.S. government to install Donald Trump into an office he did not win. Our democracy is at stake, and those members of Congress like Lauren Boebert who aided the insurrectionists must be held accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Rep. Donald Valdez, a Democrat running to unseat Boebert next year, called Boebert a \u201ctraitor\u201d in a tweet reacting to the article<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis explosive report reveals that Jan. 6 rioters coordinated directly with Lauren Boebert and her staff. If true, the only word for this is \u2018sedition,\u2019\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

To read more stories from Colorado Newsline, visit www.coloradonewsline.com<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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