AOC says Trump ‘ordered a terrorist attack on the Capitol’ on January 6 in argument for ‘ethical’ reasons why people shouldn’t vote for former president in 2024

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said Sunday that the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot was a “terrorist attack” and blamed Donald Trump for “ordering it.”

Many claims have been made about Trump and the events of the day that certified the 2020 presidential election, but Rep. AOC saying that the former president led a terrorist attack against the United States government is a lofty claim.

Trump has not been formally charged with insurrection despite multiple cases and investigations against him claiming he incited the riot at the US Capitol. There are two ongoing lawsuits related to Trump’s election fraud allegations: one from the Department of Justice and another in Fulton County, Georgia.

Trump faces nearly 100 charges ahead of the 2024 presidential election in November, where the former president will participate in a general election rematch with President Joe Biden.

Multiple polls show that Democrats and independents are generally concerned about the charges against Trump. Republicans, meanwhile, say any charges — and even possible future convictions — would only bolster their support for the former president.

Asked to make the case against independent voters supporting Trump in 2024, AOC told CNN: “Has there ever been a president, Republican or Democrat, who has been subject to this level of charges, accusations and “Criminal investigations? This is not about partying. This is not about politics. This is about corruption and criminality.”

“We’re talking about an individual who essentially ordered a terrorist attack on the United States Capitol to retain power,” he added in an interview with State of the Union host Jake Tapper on Sunday.

‘It’s not about being a Republican. It’s not about being a Democrat,’ said the New York legislator. “It’s about being unethical and…unfortunately, this is the state we’re in.”

‘In fact, I think the fact that it’s happening in so many places and so many jurisdictions goes against that. This is not just New York. This is Georgia. These are also the federal courts.

Democrats still say the attack on the Capitol should disqualify Trump from running for president in 2024.

But the former president scored a victory when the Supreme Court ruled earlier this month against a Colorado decision attempting to remove Trump from the presidential ticket in the state.

The High Court said states do not have the right to decide which candidates can or cannot appear on their ballot.

Protesters climb the side of the US Capitol building on January 6, 2021

The events surrounding the Jan. 6 Capitol riot have drawn increased attention lately after the subcommittee that reviewed the House investigation into the events of that day found that the panel had suppressed evidence.

Specifically, the chairman of the House Administration Oversight Subcommittee, Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.), released the transcript of an interview with the man in charge of White House security details.

Tony Ornato, according to the transcribed interview, confirmed other testimony that Trump authorized the deployment of the National Guard to Washington, DC during the 2020 election protests.

The entire aspect of the National Guard authorization was central to the argument made by the House Select Committee on the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, asserting that Trump did incite the riot that day.

The evidence that he approved the deployment flies in the face of claims that he did not want protection for the Capitol.