Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Friday he is still "listening" to arguments about the assault on the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6, 2021, to try to "hear every side," and suggested, without evidence, that prosecutions of the rioters have been politically motivated.
Kennedy, who is running for president as an independent, also expressed skepticism that the events that day constituted an "insurrection." He said that "reasonable people, including Trump opponents, tell me there is little evidence of a true insurrection."
The comments were part of a lengthy statement Kennedy released to try to "clarify" his views on Jan. 6 -- an apparent response to the backlash he received for a fundraising email his team sent calling Jan. 6 defendants "activists."
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