Former Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) wondered if Democrats violated House rules by manipulating the Jan. 6 protest video, Breitbart News reported Wednesday.
Former Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) asked a pointed question about the deceptively edited video shown on the first day of Senate impeachment hearings, highlighting House Rule 34’s “dissemination of any distorted or manipulated image, video or audio file by electronic means, including social media, for the purpose of misleading the public.
Chief impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-CA), who opposed the certification of the election results in 2017, introduced this video on the first day of the impeachment trial during a debate on the constitutionality of the process, which depicts the withholding of evidence footage of the January 6 congressional protest (ex parte argument or withholding of evidence, also known as cherry picking, is a non-formal fallacy and is a way of only presenting arguments in support of an argument while neglecting to address the arguments against it. (Like cherry picking, the fruit picker picks out the good fruit).
He says, “What does it mean for future generations if you grant the January exception? I’ll show you,” followed by a montage that tried to make it seem like former President Trump encouraged supporters to commit wrongdoing at the U.S. Capitol.
Fox News contributor Chaffetz asked, “Go to page 34 of the House Rules, does the manipulated video violate the House Rules?”
On page 34 of the House Rules, there is a section on the dissemination of the manipulated media that reads.
“The Ethics Committee is directed to report to the House of Representatives no later than December 31, 2021, on any proposed amendments to the Code of Official Conduct, and any accompanying regulations, to address any misrepresentation of a member, representative, resident commissioner, officer, or employee of the House of Representatives by electronic means, including social media, that is intended to mislead the public or manipulation of any image, video, or audio file with the intent to mislead the public, and the circumstances and instances in which disciplinary action may be taken. “
The argument of many Republican commentators is that the Democrats are trying to make it appear that former President Trump directly incited the offending behavior in the video. Democrats deliberately left out key parts of his speech, including his plea for supporters to “peacefully and patriotically” make their voices heard.
The Democrats’ montage video instead shows Trump telling the crowd, “We’re going to walk, and I’m going to be with you. We’re going to walk down …… to the Capitol.” The video also shows people chanting, “Let’s occupy the Capitol!” as protesters try to break through barriers. .
Democrats insist in the video that “President Trump ended his speech and encouraged his mob to move toward the Capitol.”
The video cuts to Trump saying, “So we’re going down Pennsylvania Avenue, I love Pennsylvania Avenue, we’re going to the Capitol, we’re going to give… So let’s go down Pennsylvania Avenue. “
Not once in Trump’s speech did he encourage violence or lawlessness at the U.S. Capitol, the report said. In addition, Trump repeatedly called for peace on social media as the day’s events unfolded.
“I ask everyone in the U.S. Capitol to keep the peace and not the violence! Remember, we are the party of law and order – respect the law and our great police officers. Thank you!” He spoke briefly after 3 p.m. that day and then urged protesters to “go Home with love and peace.”
Recent Comments