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Right-wing activist Anthony Agüero claimed to be an "independent journalist," but the evidence suggests otherwise
An ally of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., has been caught red-handed in new video footage obtained by CNN's K-File, which shows the pro-Trump vigilante inside the Capitol building on Jan. 6.
The conservative activist and live-streamer Anthony Agüero, whom CNN described as an "associate of Greene," is clearly seen in the newly uncovered video inside the Capitol, after previously denying that a picture shot inside the building depicted him.
"At the time of that February report, Agüero declined to answer if he had been inside when pressed by CNN. He claimed videos later posted to social media accounts from both inside the Capitol and outside were not his," CNN reported on Wednesday afternoon.
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Yet his claim of a journalistic or reportorial mission seems dubious, since Agüero never uploaded any video footage or other content from the siege on social media or elsewhere
CNN reports that in video footage, Agüero "can be heard chanting 'heave ho' as rioters were attempting to break in on the West Side of the Capitol. In a comment, Aguero wrote 'MAGA' under the video. Later, Aguero can be heard chanting 'our house' among the Capitol mob on the East Side of the building."
CNN has also uncovered video footage in which Agüero says the riot was carried out by "patriots" and that "a message was sent."
"He later described those who broke in as 'patriots' and commented '#PatriotsSaveAmerica2021! Not Antifa/BLM!!!' in a since-removed comment made immediately following the ransacking of the Capitol by rioters," CNN further summarized.
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