MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell says he 'never even watched footage' of the Capitol insurrection and believes 'it was a setup'
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- Mike Lindell denied ever witnessing the Capitol insurrection and claimed it was a "setup."
- "I've never even watched footage of that," he told Rolling Stone in a recent interview.
- Lindell joins a growing chorus of Republicans who have downplayed the deadly riot.
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MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell in a new interview published Monday denied ever witnessing the January 6 Capitol insurrection and claimed it was a "setup."
When asked about the deadly riot, Lindell told Rolling Stone magazine: "I've never even watched footage of that."
"But in my opinion it was a setup," he continued. "I've been to over 50 rallies ... There has never been one incident. And you don't think it was a setup? Gimme a break."
Lindell joins several other Trump allies who have sought to downplay the insurrection or spread falsehoods about it. GOP Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin has previously said the Capitol riot "didn't seem like an armed insurrection" and has falsely described it as a "peaceful protest." He most recently reiterated that stance during a Fox News appearance on Sunday.
Widely circulated video footage and photos of the Capitol on January 6 show large numbers of apparent Trump supporters rioting, constructing a gallows on the complex , holding zip ties , and attacking police officers. Federal investigators have charged 521 people so far in connection with the riot.
Former President Donald Trump has been widely accused of inciting the insurrection after he rallied his supporters to protest the 2020 election results based on lies that the race was stolen from him. Lindell, a staunch ally of Trump's, has repeatedly pushed his false claims about the election.
Congressional Republicans last month voted to block the creation of a bipartisan commission to investigate the Capitol insurrection. Trump had been against the bill.
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