WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, MoveOn rebuked Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein for downplaying the January 6 insurrection. On a newly unearthed podcast, Stein said she is open to pardoning the individuals who attacked the Capitol on January 6 at Donald Trump’s direction and says the attempted overthrow of the 2020 election was “blown up for political reasons.”

“Not only do Jill Stein and Donald Trump share the same Republican operatives, they even share the same dangerous opinions about the deadly insurrection,” said Britt Jacovich, MoveOn Political Action spokesperson. “Stein’s remarks are both alarming and illuminating. Only Trump’s most vocal fans would downplay January 6. It speaks volumes about why she’s in this race: to help Trump win.”