{"id":2282652,"date":"2024-06-24T12:20:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T16:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senior-tech-adviser-to-jan-6-committee-makes-a-fool-of-himself-after-picking-a-fight-with-the-american-people\/"},"modified":"2024-06-24T12:24:13","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T16:24:13","slug":"senior-tech-adviser-to-jan-6-committee-makes-a-fool-of-himself-after-picking-a-fight-with-the-american-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senior-tech-adviser-to-jan-6-committee-makes-a-fool-of-himself-after-picking-a-fight-with-the-american-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Tech Adviser to Jan. 6 Committee Makes a Fool of Himself After Picking a Fight with the American People"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenior-tech-adviser-to-jan-6-committee-makes-a-fool-of-himself-after-picking-a-fight-with-the-american-people%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2282652&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The provided text is a commentary\u2062 piece that discusses the polarized opinions surrounding the activities of\u2064 the January 6th Committee, which investigated the Capitol incursion events.\u2064 It highlights the criticism from Republican Rep. Josh Brecheen who denounced the\u2063 investigation as a &#8220;total sham&#8221; motivated by Democrats and Never Trumpers targeting former\u200d President Donald Trump and his advisors.\u200b Brecheen and his colleague Rep. Eric Burlison\u2064 are mentioned as working towards ending what they\u200c perceive as a partisan-driven &#8220;witch hunt&#8221; by attempting to rescind subpoenas issued by the committee.<\/p>\n<p>The article also covers hostile exchanges on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X\u200b between former GOP congressman Denver Riggleman, who served as a technical advisor to the committee, and\u2064 other users. Riggleman&#8217;s responses, characterized as combative and scornful toward critics\u2062 of the \u200dcommittee, seem to reinforce a narrative of deep-seated division and animosity in \u200cpolitical discourse.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the text contains a\u2064 plea from The Western \u200cJournal for support against perceived censorship and financial targeting by &#8220;Big\u2062 Tech&#8221; and the elites, suggesting that support for their platform is crucial for continuing their journalistic efforts against these forces.<\/p>\n<p>the commentary \u200bpaints a picture\u2063 of intense\u2062 partisan conflict, perceived injustices related to \u2062the\u200c processes of governance, and ongoing struggles within the American political landscape, often framed as a battle between the \u2064establishment and\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-death-of-the-elite-center\/\" title=\"The Death Of The Elite \u2018Center\u2019\">anti-establishment forces<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/michael-schwarz\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/michael-schwarz\/%20\"><span>Michael Schwarz<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 24, 2024 at 8:07am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>The establishment and its minions have contempt for you, and they make no effort to hide it. The only question is whether their embarrassing behavior betrays arrogance or fear.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday on the social media platform X, Republican Rep. Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma denounced the House of Representatives\u2019 Soviet-style investigation into the Capitol incursion of Jan. 6, 2021, as a \u201ctotal sham.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He then applauded his colleague, Republican Rep. Eric Burlison of Missouri, for taking steps to \u201cright the wrongs of the January 6th Committee and finally end this witch hunt\u201d \u2014 a reference to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/house-begins-effort-reverse-jan-6-subpoenas-protect-trump-supporters-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GOP resolution<\/a> that would rescind subpoenas issued to a handful of former Trump administration officials by that illegitimate committee.<\/p>\n<p>Brecheen\u2019s post prompted a series of embarrassing, venomous and eyebrow-raising comments by a swamp creature named Denver Riggleman, a former Air Force <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-blake-last-in-line-of-cold-war-spies-who-betrayed-britain-dies-at-98\/\" title=\"George Blake, last in line of Cold War spies who betrayed Britain, dies at 98\">intelligence officer<\/a> and a one-term GOP congressman from Virginia who served as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-gop-rep-denver-riggleman-working-with-hunter-biden-legal-team\/\" title=\"Denver Riggleman, ex-GOP Rep., collaborating with Hunter Biden's legal team.\">senior technical adviser<\/a> to that Stalinist Jan. 6 committee.<\/p>\n<p>Early Thursday morning, Brecheen correctly denounced that committee as a \u201cdesperate attempt by Democrats and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nevertrump-donors-change-heart-becoming-never-biden-voters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Never Trumpers<\/a> to go after President Trump and his closest advisors.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The January 6th Committee was a total sham and a desperate attempt by Democrats and Never Trumpers to go after President Trump and his closest advisors.<\/p>\n<p>I applaud <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepEricBurlison?\">@RepEricBurlison<\/a> for leading this effort so we can begin to right the wrongs of the January 6th Committee and\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Congressman Josh Brecheen (@RepBrecheen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepBrecheen\/status\/1803762618563252650?\">June 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>That comment triggered an unbecoming and unhinged response from a military veteran and former congressman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyone who states the J6 investigation was a sham is a conspiracy theorist, stupid, a liar or a spineless sycophant \u2014 maybe all of the above,\u201d Riggleman posted.<\/p>\n<p>He then hilariously ennobled that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bill-maher-compares-woke-mob-enforcers-maos-cultural-revolution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maoist<\/a> committee by describing it as \u201can investigation into the sacking of the Capitol and efforts by Trump &#038; those around him to overturn an election through coordinated disinformation, legal maneuvering, financial flows, radicalization &#038; violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">My name is Denver Riggleman, former Rep and senior technical advisor to the J6 committee.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone who states the J6 investigation was a sham is a conspiracy theorist, stupid, a liar or a spineless sycophant\u2014 maybe all of the above.<\/p>\n<p>J6 was an investigation into the sacking of the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FRsIvBZucP\">https:\/\/t.co\/FRsIvBZucP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Denver Riggleman (@RepRiggleman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepRiggleman\/status\/1803769030186066203?\">June 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>From 2019 to 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Denver_Riggleman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Riggleman<\/a> represented Virginia\u2019s 5th Congressional District. On June 13, 2020, however, he <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Virginia%27s_5th_Congressional_District_election,_2020_(June_13_Republican_convention)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lost the Republican nomination<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, he served only one term and seems never to have overcome his bitterness.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, in an ironic twist, on the night of his election loss, Riggleman complained about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/army-thousands-forms-help-trump-stands-ready-rnc-deploy-major-election-strategy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">election integrity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVoting irregularities and ballot stuffing has been reported in multiple counties in the #VA05. Voter fraud has been a hallmark of this nomination process and I will not stand for it. @VA_GOP needs to reevaluate their priorities. We are evaluating all our options at this time,\u201d he posted on June 13, 2020.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Voting irregularities and ballot stuffing has been reported in multiple counties in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VA05?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VA05<\/a>. Voter fraud has been a hallmark of this nomination process and I will not stand for it. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VA_GOP?\">@VA_GOP<\/a> needs to reevaluate their priorities. We are evaluating all our options at this time.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Denver Lee Riggleman III (@Denver4VA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Denver4VA\/status\/1272015902473687040?\">June 14, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On Thursday \u2014 indifferent to his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-says-maga-republicans-election-deniers-rnc-assembles-video-dems-questioning-2016-2004-2000\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">election-denying hypocrisy<\/a> \u2014 Riggleman responded with petulant bellicosity to Jan. 6-related comments on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou are un-American, get out,\u201d one commenter said.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">You are un-American, get out.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 HelpIamAlive (@Thomas____Hall) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Thomas____Hall\/status\/1803816462076826014?\">June 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cGive it a go. Come see me. I\u2019m a mil veteran who uses his real name and would enjoy a meeting with you,\u201d the unhinged Riggleman replied.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Give it a go. Come see me.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m a mil veteran who uses his real name and would enjoy a meeting with you.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Denver Riggleman (@RepRiggleman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepRiggleman\/status\/1803818452769030179?\">June 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Then came a chilling exchange to which many anti-establishment Americans can relate.<\/p>\n<p>First, another X user mocked Riggleman\u2019s bravado as \u201cTough talk for an avionics technician.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tough talk for an avionics technician. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FFVBBHZWUG\">pic.twitter.com\/FFVBBHZWUG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Uberminch (@uberminch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/uberminch\/status\/1803828172816879873?\">June 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>That was too much for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/unreal-nyt-article-praises-deep-state-blasts-trump-trying-take\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">swamp creature<\/a> who proudly boasts of himself on X as \u201cFormer USAF\/NSA Intel.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Should there be an investigation into the Jan. 6 committee\u2019s actions?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWell \u2014 then an intel officer. But you never f***ed much with maintainers, have you? Oh. And you\u2019re anonymous. Coward,\u201d the former congressman <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepRiggleman\/status\/1803855009106297291\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">replied<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201canonymous\u201d user then made a salient point about the present <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-versus-biden-revisited-75th-anniversary-orwells-1984\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">totalitarian establishment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith former government officials physically threatening people who disagree with them, it\u2019s probably best to remain anonymous for now,\u201d the user wrote. Indeed.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">With former government officials physically threatening people who disagree with them, it\u2019s probably best to remain anonymous for now.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Uberminch (@uberminch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/uberminch\/status\/1803894385630941560?\">June 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Then came a possible Freudian slip in response to another X user.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis dude really thinks he\u2019s untouchable,\u201d the person said of Riggleman.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This dude really thinks he\u2019s untouchable.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PlantBASED\/FRANK (@plant_BASED_AF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/plant_BASED_AF\/status\/1804125548693631277?\">June 21, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI am,\u201d the former congressman replied.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\">I am.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Denver Riggleman (@RepRiggleman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepRiggleman\/status\/1804125804013470122?\">June 21, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/06\/05\/politics\/denver-riggleman-republican-party-cnntv\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>, Riggleman left the Republican Party in 2022. On his way out the door, he decided to denigrate GOP voters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s absolutely insane what people have sort of put their arms around,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you look at \u2018Stop the Steal,\u2019 if you look at, you know, some of the COVID issues with the vaccination conspiracy theories, when you look at all the things in total, the fact is that a lot of that has been pushed by people around the president,\u201d Riggleman said, thereby echoing the Republican establishment\u2019s self-serving, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-releases-scathing-statement-response-rino-paul-ryan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">oft-repeated<\/a> and slanderous delusion that supporters of former President Donald Trump do not think for themselves.<\/p>\n<p>In any event, a resentment-filled former congressman, intelligence officer and election denier engaged in an unbecoming tit-for-tat with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-furious-ca-restaurant-owner-confronts-inspectors-issuing-citation-are-you-gonna-pay-my-rent\/\" title=\"WATCH: Furious CA Restaurant Owner Confronts Inspectors Issuing Citation: \u2018Are You Gonna Pay My Rent?\u2019\">social media users<\/a>. 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He has published one book and numerous essays on Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and the Early U.S. Republic. He loves dogs, baseball, and freedom. After meandering spiritually through most of early adulthood, he has rediscovered his faith in midlife and is eager to continue learning about it from the great Christian thinkers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Michael Schwarz holds a Ph.D. in History and has taught at multiple colleges and universities. He has published one book and numerous essays on Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and the Early U.S. Republic. He loves dogs, baseball, and freedom. After meandering spiritually through most of early adulthood, he has rediscovered his faith in midlife and is eager to continue learning about it from the great Christian thinkers. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commentary by Michael Schwarz, June 24, 2024: Republican Rep. 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