Trump rally highlighting January 6 case of alleged Nazi sympathizer sparks criticism

Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a member of the House panel investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection, on Sunday called out former President Donald Trump for featuring a speaker during his Saturday rally who highlighted the plight of a January 6 rioter and alleged Nazi sympathizer who was convicted on all five charges he faced in May.

"When President Biden warned there are some elements in this extreme group that are semi-Fascist, maybe he didn't need to use 'semi," the California Democrat told CNN's Jim Acosta on "Newsroom," referring to the current President's recent remarks about "MAGA Republicans." Biden in late August rebuked Republicans who have stuck to the credo of his predecessor, labeling it "semi-fascism."

The speaker at Trump's Pennsylvania rally was Cynthia Hughes, the leader of a support group for January 6 defendants like Timothy Hale-Cusanelli, whose case went viral after the Justice Department released photos of him sporting a distinctive "Hitler mustache."

Biden is right. Trump and his extremist supporters are a danger to our country.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/04/politics/trump-rally-nazi-sympathizer-january-6-rioter/index.html