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Mark Z. Barabak: The San Francisco Republican who spread Pelosi attack conspiracies gets rewarded by GOP

Anyone with a beating heart and sliver of humanity reacted to the October attack on Paul Pelosi in similar fashion, with a combination of shock and horror that transcended politics. Not Harmeet Dhillon. The Republican national committeewoman from California leapt onto Twitter to spin conspiratorial speculation about the dark-of-night invasion of Speaker Nancy Pelosi's home and the assault on ...
In an aerial view, San Francisco police officers and FBI agents gather in front of the home of U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D- Calif., on Oct. 28, 2022, in San Francisco.

Anyone with a beating heart and sliver of humanity reacted to the October attack on Paul Pelosi in similar fashion, with a combination of shock and horror that transcended politics.

Not Harmeet Dhillon.

The Republican national committeewoman from California leapt onto Twitter to spin conspiratorial speculation about the dark-of-night invasion of Speaker Nancy Pelosi's home and the assault on her husband by a hammer-wielding crazy.

Dhillon's heedless conjecture was then picked up and amplified by the , who even name-checked the San Francisco lawyer and MAGA cheerleader on his

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