A man who participated in the Jan. 6th Capitol riot, going into the building and cheering on the break in, was able to join GOP members of Congress on a trip to the border Tuesday. Serving at times as a translator and even driving a member in his truck.
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Anthony Aguero, a close ally of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene can be seen in videos and photos with Republican members of Congress who traveled to a route along the border frequented by migrants on Tuesday night.
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During his livestream of the Tuesday visit, Aguero interviewed and chatted with Reps. Tom. Tiffany, Lauren Boebert, Madison Cawthorn, Chris Jacobs, Michael Cloud, John Rose, Ronny Jackson, and Mary Miller.
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Buckley Carlson, the RSC's deputy spoc, said Aguero's presence at the border was "purely incidental." It's not clear how Aguero joined the group Tuesday night who said he was there, as he was not at the press briefing prior to the trip.
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Aguero has a violent criminal history and in 2020, video of him was featured in a PBS documentary screaming at migrants along the border and calling them "roaches."
He later defended the Capitol riot the day after it happened and he participated in it.
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He later defended the Capitol riot the day after it happened and he participated in it.
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Aguero has not been charged for unlawful entry at the US Capitol on January 6. The FBI previously declined to comment on whether it was investigating Aguero in an email to CNN.
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