Tucker Carlson calls Democrats ‘fascist’ for daring to perform their oversight duties

As the Trump administration continues to stonewall on every front, refusing to cooperate with congressional oversight committees, Fox News host Tucker Carlson is suggesting that Democrats in Congress are “fascist” for performing their duties as proscribed under the U.S. Constitution.

On his show Monday evening, Carlson railed against a vote that will be taken in the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress for his refusal to turn over an unredacted copy of the report from Special Counsel Robert Mueller, along with all supporting evidence that was obtained during the course of the Russia investigation:

“These people are fascist. Lock him up! Send him to jail!”

What Carlson neglected to mention is that a variation of the “lock him up!” chat originated with President Donald Trump himself, who was fond of saying “lock her up!” when he would discuss Hillary Clinton during the 2016 race for the White House. Trump has also urged the Justice Department to initiate investigations of those who dared to look into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Also, Donald Trump is the person who has expressed admiration and respect for tyrants such as North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin, both of whom practice their own form of fascism, jailing or killing political opponents and refusing to allow dissent in their nations.

As ThinkProgress notes, Attorney General Barr and the White House have been lying about the Mueller report since it was completed, and that too is a form of fascism:

“Barr has been accused of misleading Congress and the public about the report’s findings since giving his initial summary of the report in March. At the time, he claimed the report was a total vindication for Trump and cleared him of any wrongdoing. Mueller initially voiced concerns about that messaging, writing twice to Barr to express frustration that his summary had left out context crucial to understanding the full nature of the report. Barr ignored Mueller and continued to frame the report this way to the public regardless.”

The “fascist” Tucker Carlson is whining about is already in the White House.

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