Eric Swalwell Spews Weird Conspiracy Theory on MSNBC About Trump ‘Normalizing Violence’ [WATCH]

Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., accused President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers of attempting to “normalize violence” during an appearance Tuesday on MSNBC’s The Weeknight.

The remarks came in response to the formation of a new House subcommittee tasked with reinvestigating events tied to the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot.

The discussion began when host Alicia Menendez questioned the framing of the new investigation.

“This idea that the real question about what happened on January 6 is a, quote, security failure. I think that is already an attempt to whitewash and reframe this,” Menendez said.

“But then also when he says it’s time to finish the job, is the job he’s referring to investigating the investigators? Or is the job he’s referring to the violent coup?”

Swalwell responded by tying the subcommittee’s work directly to President Trump’s actions.

“The job is to continue what Donald Trump started on January 6, which was to overthrow government to get rid of the rules we all play by so that he can complete his aspirations to be a dictator,” Swalwell said.

“However, we all saw with our own eyes what happened that day.”

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He went on to argue that Republican efforts to reopen the investigation represent an attempt to shift blame and reframe the narrative.

“This is an effort to normalize violence, right?” Swalwell said.

“And when you’re trying to make Ashli Babbitt the hero and Mike Fanone, Harry Dunn, Sergeant Gonell the bad guys, Daniel Hodges the bad guy. You’re trying to normalize violence and we’re not going to let that happen.”

Ashli Babbitt, who was shot and killed by a Capitol Police officer on January 6, has been the subject of continued debate, with some Republican lawmakers and Trump supporters citing her death as evidence of excessive force by law enforcement.

Former officers Mike Fanone, Harry Dunn, and Daniel Hodges, along with former Sergeant Aquilino Gonell, have testified publicly about the violence they experienced during the riot and have been recognized by Democrats for their actions in defending the Capitol.

Swalwell emphasized that he sees the renewed investigation as a broader political strategy by Republicans.

“This is an effort to justify your own power and to set the stakes and the table, to perhaps take power again by normalizing such violence and we can’t let that be normalized,” he said.

The newly announced subcommittee is expected to focus on security breakdowns and unanswered questions surrounding the events of January 6.

Republican lawmakers who support the effort argue that past investigations, including the Democrat-led January 6 Select Committee, left critical issues unexamined.

The new panel’s stated mission is to examine failures by law enforcement and intelligence agencies before and during the breach.

Swalwell’s criticism highlights the sharp divide in how both parties continue to approach the fallout of January 6.

While Republicans say they intend to revisit the circumstances of the day with new scrutiny, Democrats like Swalwell argue that doing so risks revisiting and reframing events in a way that could diminish their severity.

The subcommittee has not yet released its full agenda, but hearings are expected to begin in the coming weeks.

Both parties anticipate contentious debates as lawmakers return to a deeply polarized issue more than three years after the Capitol riot.