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Join NowMoveOn Slams Jill Stein for Downplaying January 6 Insurrection
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, MoveOn rebuked Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein for downplaying the January 6 insurrection. On a newly unearthed podcast, Stein said she is open to pardoning the individuals who attacked the Capitol on January 6 at Donald Trump’s direction and says the attempted overthrow of the 2020 election was “blown up for political reasons.”
“Not only do Jill Stein and Donald Trump share the same Republican operatives, they even share the same dangerous opinions about the deadly insurrection,” said Britt Jacovich, MoveOn Political Action spokesperson. “Stein’s remarks are both alarming and illuminating. Only Trump’s most vocal fans would downplay January 6. It speaks volumes about why she’s in this race: to help Trump win.”
In 2016, Stein’s vote tally was enough to make the difference in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, flipping the Electoral College from Hillary Clinton to Donald Trump. Now, Republicans are boosting her campaign as a means of helping Donald Trump and furthering their Project 2025 plan:
- Jill Stein paid $100,000 to MAGA operative and January 6 insurrectionist Trent Pool.
- In Nevada, the Green Party is seeking reinstatement on the ballot, with representation by Jay Sekulow, an attorney who represented Trump during his impeachment trials.
- Stein accepted legal representation from Michael D. Dean, a Wisconsin lawyer involved in lawsuits attempting to overturn the 2020 election results on behalf of Trump.
- MAGA activist and GOP operative Scott Presler said it was a personal goal to get Stein on the ballot in Pennsylvania.
- Trump has previously praised third-party candidates for taking from Democratic votes: “Cornel West—he’s one of my favorite candidates. I like her also—Jill Stein. You know why? She takes 100% from them. He takes 100%. Kennedy—probably 50-50.”
- Even Stein acknowledged that Trump needs a spoiler candidate: “Trump wants a 2016 rerun.”
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