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Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Saturday slammed "lying scum bags" after Twitter users circulated a misleading video that appeared to show him refusing to clap for Capitol Officer Eugene Goodman during a standing ovation.

Paul said that he supported the Capitol Police and "cheered" Goodman when the hero was honored at the Capitol for his bravery during January 6 insurrection.

Some on Twitter had claimed that videos showed Paul sat for most of the ovation and didn't clap.

But the video appears to be selectively edited. Other videos from the event show that Paul did stand and clap along with his fellow lawmakers:

Many Twitter users accused Paul of being a "liar." See the attacks in the tweets below:

(Correction: A previous version of this story failed to mention that Rand Paul did stand and clap for Eugene Goodman. Raw Story regrets the error.)

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Sen. Rand Paul wrote an OpEd piece in a publication called The Hill relative to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. In it he said, To argue that any politician (Trump) that tells a crowd to fight to take back your country is somehow guilty of incitement is absurd. Had former President Trump made a similar statement at a press conference or in a tweet I could agree. Instead his remarks were made to an angry crowd made of some of his most extreme followers on a day that many believed they could reverse the result of the election. Shouting fire in an empty field or on Twitter does not carry the gravitas as shouting fire in a crowded theatre. Context is everything and no matter how his supporters try to spin it the president was the match that lit the flame that figuratively torched the peoples house. Shame on both Trump and those who support his actions.

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The Kentucky legislature wont meet this week due to a series of winter storm events across the state.

Lawmakers are at the halfway point during this years 30 working-day session and the closure means they have to adjust theofficial meeting calendar.

Legislators will return for the sessions 15thworking day on Monday. The deadline to file bills will now be Tuesday, Feb. 21 and the legislature will be in session on some days previously designated as drafting days.

The legislature is still required to adjourn by March 30, per the state constitution.

As of Tuesday, the winter storm knocked out power for about 145,000 Kentucky households, according to Gov. Andy Beshears office. More winter weather events are expected to roll in later this week, prolonging dangerous road conditions across the state.

Leaders of the Republican-dominated General Assembly spent most of the first half of this years session passing bills that curtail Democratic Gov. Andy Beshears powers, especially his emergency powers during the coronavirus pandemic.

Lawmakers still need to pass a one-year budget, a process that is trickier than usual because of economic uncertainties amid the pandemic.

So far the legislaturehas only advanceda placeholder budget, which continues state spending at the same level over the past year.

Lawmakers could consider several other proposals, includingmoving future teachersinto a hybrid pension plan,banning no-knock search warrants, legalizing medical marijuana andbanning anti-LGBTQconversion therapy.

The public is also waiting for details of anelection reform billpromised to be unveiled earlier this week, ahead of the original filing deadline, but delayed due to the closure.

Though the measure has been reviewed and supported by U.S. Sen. Rand Paul and Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams, both Republicans, the bill still hasnt been filed and its contents havent been revealed.

The closure will also delay the Kentucky House Impeachment Committee, which is still reviewing citizen petitions to remove Gov. Beshear and Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron. The committeedismisseda petition filed against Republican Rep. Robert Goforth last week.

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That one senator is Rand Paul of Kentucky.

Paul is a trained ophthalmologist, not an infectious disease doctor or an epidemiologist. And those doctors who are specialists in viruses like Covid-19 disagree with Paul's views on immunity and masking.

And we all know that wearing a mask isn't just about keeping ourselves from getting sick. It's also to avoid infecting others with the virus. (There's no evidence that someone who has recovered from Covid-19, like Paul, can't still spread it to others.)

(Side note: I reached out to Paul's press shop for an explanation on why he refuses to wear a mask on the Senate floor. They didn't respond by the time we published this piece.)

Paul's colleagues aren't letting his masklessness go unchallenged. Late last week, Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio called out Paul by name on the floor.

On Wednesday, Capitol Hill reporters spotted Paul on the Senate floor handing a note to one of former President Donald Trump's lawyers. He wasn't wearing a mask.

The Point: Paul clearly fashions himself as rebel. But endangering other people during a pandemic isn't rebellious. It's just dumb. And dangerous.

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The House Democratic impeachment managers failed to prove that former President Donald Trump incited the deadly riot at the Capitol Jan. 6, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., told "Your World" Thursday.

The managers, led by Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., wrapped up their case earlier Thursday following two days of presentations, including gripping video footage of the violence andnever-before-released audio of police radio communications. A large portion of Thursday's presentation centered on statements from rioters who implied that they went to the Capitol at Trump's behest.

Trump's defense team, which will get the chance to present its case Friday, has argued that the House managers have not proved that the violence was instigated by the former president.

SEN. RAND PAUL:They admitted that President Trump was not impeached for his words. This is sort of extraordinary, because I'm not sure how you incite someone to insurrection or to this violence [that]they say he's alone responsible for if it's not through his words.

They finish up by saying, 'Well, it's not through his words. It's because he advocated that the election was stolen.' Well, so has Nancy Pelosi ... So has Hillary Clinton in 2016. So has [Rep.] Jamie Raskin[D-Md.], the lead House impeachment managerwent to the [House] floor in 2017 and said, "Trump stole the election and I am objectingto seating the certified electors from Florida."

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So both sides have done this, and the fact that they're admitting that they're not impeaching him for his words, because, frankly, they said that his words weren't much different than the words of Democrats.

So really, I think they've given up their case, but they showed endless hours of the terrible violence and mayhem and those people should be punished and on both sides of the aisle, we agree to that. But they never made their case that the president incited them through any kind of unusual language that Democrats, frankly, haven't done much worse.

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