you said, We've got to punch the left—and I quote—"We've got to punch the left in the nose. You must fight. They will kill us."
How does this statement—explain how this statement does not encourage violence?
A I don't recall making that statement on Periscope, and I don't have my Periscope account to authenticate this. It actually sounds like a play on words from Representative Maxine Waters, or Speaker Nancy Pelosi, that I'm playing with.
Q And, on December 19th—you talked about the rally in Arizona earlier today. You said to that crowd, We don't throw bricks. Not yet. Oh, yes, not yet.
So, again, is it still your testimony here today that you don't advocate for nonviolence?
A That is the—the literal interpretation of that is advocating for nonviolence right there.
Q Okay. And, at this same rally, you said, We will not go quietly. We will shut this country down if we have to.
A Yes.
Q So saying we will shut this country down if we have to is not advocating for violence?
A That's definitely not violence. That's talking about economic activity, parting away from the system. This is a phrase that I actually borrowed from like—there is groups out there on the left, like, by any means necessary or stuff like that, and so it's just a tool of rhetoric, and it's talking about economic activity.
Q Uh-huh. And, on the morning of January 6th—we talked about this earlier—you tweeted 1776, right? So, for you, the election had been stolen, so it was time for the people to respond. And, in 1776, being the year that our country declared
