Washington Democratic House Representative Pramila Jayapal wants the House Ethics Committee and Office of Congressional Ethics to launch investigations into Colorado Representative Lauren I want to carry my weapon to the House Floor Boebert, Alabama Congressman Mo falling rocks cause rising sea levels Brooks and Arizona District Four’s Paul my family will not vote for me Gosar for their alleged role in the January 6, 2021, Trumpist Domestic Terrorist Attack on the Nations Capitol.
On Gosar, Representative Jaypal said he “urged supporters to take action against election certification, repeatedly insisting that the election had been stolen and participating in rallies alleging voter fraud.”
Furthermore, she pointed out that “Representative Gosar has not released any statement across his public platforms denouncing the rioters or apologizing for his previous statements or role in inciting violence.”
If there was such a thing as a House Must Investigate List, Gosar and the other two Trumpists would be on it.
Jayapal’s request to have Gosar investigated has generated acclaim from the people in Arizona Congressional District Four that want him removed.
Delina DiSanto, the 2020 Democratic District Four Nominee against Mr. Gosar commented:
“In the AZ Central article by Ronald Hansen, I commend Rep. Pramila Jayapal for sending a letter to the House Committee on Ethics and the Office of Congressional Ethics to thoroughly investigate Paul Gosar’s involvement in the Capital Riot on Jan 6th. Gosar has been inciting insurrection for many years and have attended many extremist events supporting groups of people to fight against our government, like Cliven Bundy’s armed standoff in Nevada, links to the Oathkeepers and Proud Boys who are far-right militia groups, pushing 2A Sanctuary Cities here in Arizona and across our nation and much more. He spends more time bringing down our government when he should be working for the people of Congressional District 4. He has betrayed his constituents and his oath to our constitution when he took office. Rep. Pramila Jayapal is right to force this investigation into Gosar aiding and abetting the insurrection on Jan 6th. He should not be holding office, he is not a patriot to our Nation and Constitution, and should be expelled.”
Jay Ruby of the Remove Paul Gosar Taskforce also released a statement that read:
“Through his actions, Paul Gosar has positioned himself as the poster child of sedition and the point person for advocating white supremacy. In retrospect, his amplification of the #BigLie through Stop the Steal with Ali Alexander was a prelude to the Insurrection of January 6th. We welcome the congressional investigation being asked for by Rep. Jayapal. We also urge his financial backers to recognize that their further support of Paul Gosar will be seen as acceptance and encouragement of insurrection and white supremacy and that they should immediately issue public statements rescinding their support of Paul Gosar. For further information about our efforts to hold Paul Gosar accountable please visit RemovePaulGosar.org“
The time has come for a full investigation into Gosar, Boebert, Brooks, and any other Quisling members of the former Party of Lincoln who attempted to overthrow the American Ideal on January 6, 2021.
If found to be partially responsible for instigating the Trumpist Domestic Terrorist Attack, all of them should be expelled from Congress and tried in court for any crimes they are accused of committing.
That is one of several necessary steps to restore faith in the American System.
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Igor Derysh at Salon writes “Rep. Paul Gosar’s siblings say he’s a white supremacist — but his GOP colleagues stay silent”,
https://www.salon.com/2021/03/13/rep-paul-gosars-siblings-say-hes-a-white-supremacist–but-his-gop-colleagues-stay-silent/
Three siblings of Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., have renewed their push to remove their brother from Congress, accusing him of being a white supremacist following his speech last month at a conference hosted by a notorious white nationalist.
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Gosar did not mention AFPAC or Fuentes by name during his comments at CPAC. Nor has he tried to distance himself from the Proud Boys after posing for a photo with a known member last year, nor from the Oath Keepers, which have promoted his comments predicting a coming “civil war” in recruitment videos. Members of both groups face conspiracy charges after they were seen in videos coordinating with each other during the riot.
“It’s a word game these people are playing,” said Dave Gosar, the congressman’s younger brother. “Ask him, do you denounce Nick Fuentes? Do you denounce the Oath Keepers? Do you denounce the Proud Boys? Watch — he won’t denounce that.”
Tim Gosar, another of the congressman’s younger brothers, pointed out that Fuentes launched a fundraising campaign to defend Gosar after his appearance at AFPAC.
“He doesn’t have any way to be able to denounce them, because he is them,” Tim said. “And he’s raising money off this. That’s the most despicable part about it. He’s using these people to raise money for him.”
Whatever the significance of his CPAC comments may be, Gosar later tweeted out a cartoon of a sex worker that included the motto of Fuentes’ America First group.
All three Gosar siblings said they believe their brother’s efforts to cozy up to the group show he is a white supremacist.
“Absolutely,” said Dave. “Clearly,” added Tim.
“It’s political, absolutely,” said Dave, an attorney in Jackson, Wyoming. “I don’t think he stands for anything. I don’t think he has any character left. It’s like, ‘What do I need to say? Who do I need to pander to to get money or get ahead?’ … This is who Paul is. But you know what, ultimately it doesn’t matter. I mean, how many people actually believed in the Nazi Party at the time, and all that bullshit? Did it matter? No, because it ended up continuing that momentum, continuing their takeover of power and the ultimate disaster that happened.
“So it doesn’t really matter what you actually believe inside when you are lending yourself, your name, your influence and energy to a movement. You don’t get to say you’re not a white supremacist when you endorse white supremacists. You just don’t get to. You passed that Rubicon, you crossed it.”
Tim interjected to add that he views his brother as a “very small man in mind, in heart, and the attributes that really matter in life.”
“He’s literally scared of his own shadow,” he said. “That’s what kind of person we’re talking about here. Is he a white supremacist for political gain? Absolutely. Is he a white supremacist because he’s a ‘scared of his own shadow’ guy? Yeah, he is that too.”
Former Republican lawmakers have called on the party to strip Gosar of his committee assignments and condemn his appearance at AFPAC, but so far the party has remained silent on the topic. The Southern Poverty Law Center said in a statement to Salon that it was “unimaginable” that Gosar’s colleagues would not hold him accountable for participating in a “gathering of white nationalists.”
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Tim argued that punishing his brother should be a job for law enforcement agencies and prosecutors. While Justice Department prosecutors are going after the “dummies that stormed the Capitol,” he said, they should focus on the “people that masterminded it like Paul, like Trump, like Biggs, like Brooks.”
Gosar, Tim said, is “Trump’s right-hand guy in this whole thing. He just is. He’s as deeply connected to Trump and this insurrection as anybody, or more so.”
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The siblings said they decided to speak out not out of any longstanding grievance but because they did not want to be tied to their brother’s racism.
“We would have all been painted with that brush, ‘You guys, the Gosars, that white supremacist family,'” Dave said. “We can’t be vocal enough, because we want to make sure. We want him out because he’s a dangerous, unhinged person. But we also want to make sure that it’s crystal clear we want nothing to do with this.”
“This guy is a danger to people. We want people to realize that’s who he is.”