House Republican: GOP senator ‘peddling conspiracy theories’ about 9/11

(Hill) Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) rebuked Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) on Tuesday evening for “peddling conspiracy theories” about the 9/11 attacks.

Johnson, in an interview this week with a conservative influencer, said he wants to hold additional hearings on the attack on the World Trade Center complex in New York City, after watching a documentary and speaking to others who doubt the government’s probe into the attack that killed nearly 3,000 people, including hundreds of first responders.

“There are a host of questions that I will be asking, quite honestly, now that my eyes have been opened up,” Johnson said.

Lawler tore into the comments, calling them “crap.”

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