Newsmax host Sarah Williamson contradicted conservative activist David Sumrall for denying that supporters of Donald Trump violently rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
During a Sunday panel discussion, Sumrall predicted that Trump would follow through with a promise to pardon Jan. 6 defendants en masse on the first day of his presidency.
Sumrall argued that the Jan. 6 riot was a “setup” and not “the intention of the people that were there.”
“I think what they’re going to find is the assault was either by a water bottle or a flagpole,” he insisted, “and I do think that Trump is going to do this. I don’t think he’s going to leave any of the heroes from January 6 behind.”
“There’s a difference between police brutality or self-defense or defense of others,” Sumrall added, “for citizens that were killed at the hand of the police.”
Williamson quickly corrected the Jan. 6 activist.
“David, I just want to clarify, though, there was violence on January 6,” the Newsmax host explained. “Like, we have the videos. So, you can say, like, that — it was, you know, there’s no denying it when you see the videos that — I just want to make sure that that was clear.”
