Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, criticized the Biden administration's approach toward Russia, as the country continues to build up its military presence around Ukraine.
Martha Raddatz interviews Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, on"This Week."Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, refused to condemn a censure resolution targeting two Republican colleagues, Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, which included a statement suggesting that the events of Jan. 6 were"legitimate political discourse."
Raddatz pressed McCaul, noting that the"legitimate political discourse" line is still in the resolution, encompassing events that occurred throughout the entire day when some supporters of President Donald Trump assaulted the Capitol in an effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Although McCaul steered clear of condoning any acts of violence or criminality that eventually led to hundreds of arrests, he remained unwilling to denounce his party's resolution.
The lawmaker said he thinks there's a view within the GOP that Democrats are"politicizing" and pursuing the"weaponization" of Jan. 6. but that"the truth needs to come out, you know, with respect to this." "As I understand it, they're referring to the peaceful protesters when they said that. I do not agree with that statement if it's applied to those who committed criminal offenses and violence to overtake our shrine of democracy," McCaul qualified.
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