FBI: ‘No indication’ Antifa Activists Disguised as Trump Supporters During Capitol Riot

Posted on January 11, 2021
Larry Rendell Brock of Grapevine, Texas in tactical gear among protesters who entered the U.S. Capitol building on January 6, 2021. (Getty)

WASHINGTON (AP) – The violent mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol last week was overwhelmingly made up of longtime Trump supporters.

The Associated Press reviewed social media posts, voter registrations, court files and other public records for more than 120 people connected to the rioting.

They include Republican Party officials, GOP political donors, far-right militants, white supremacists and adherents of the QAnon conspiracy theory.

The evidence gives lie to claims that the violence at the Capitol was perpetrated by left-wing antifa thugs rather than supporters of the president.

An FBI official says investigators have seen “no indication” antifa activists were disguised as Trump supporters during the Capitol riot.

Over the weekend, federal authorities arrested a Grapevine man, Larry Brock for his connection to the siege of the Capitol. He had been identified by his ex-wife.

In an interview with the New Yorker, Brock said that the presidential election was fraudulent, a position that is not supported by evidence, and over 60 court cases challenging the validity of the election results have been thrown out.  Challenges have been launched at the local, state and federal level, including the US Supreme Court.

Amid a national man-hunt for those connected to the incident, a newly installed Congressman from West VIrginia was taken into custody Friday.

The FBI says the investigation is ongoing.  So far there have been over 30 arrests.

(Copyright 2020 WBAP/KLIF 24/7 News)

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