Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.), a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, ripped the Colorado GOP’s letter about treatment of Jan. 6 defendants, as he broke down the “false claims” that the state’s party outlined.
In a response circulated publicly on Tuesday, Buck wrote to El Paso County Republican Party’s vice chairman, Todd Watkins, about the claims he made in the state party’s letter, which garnered more than 200 signatures.
“The letter makes a number of factually incorrect claims, and then proceeds to overstate the threat to our Republic based on these false claims,” Buck wrote in his response, dated Sept. 1. “There has been significant misinformation proliferated on the Internet about the status of the January 6th defendants, and I assume these Internet rumors are the source for much of the incorrect information contained in the letter.”
He debunked several arguments championed by some far-right members of the House Republican Conference and by many loyal supporters of former President Trump.
Buck, who is fiercely conservative, has at times displayed an independent streak and has voted against the majority of his conference on some issues. He recently called on Trump to tell his supporters to stand down and avoid violence in response to the four indictments Trump faces. He’s also criticized Speaker Kevin McCarthy for toying with the idea of impeaching President Biden.
Buck rejected the claim that anyone was jailed “pending charges,” as he outlined the number of...
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