1819.
Now it's my turn.
There is no turn.
No, no, no.
Stop.
This is the Arizona Constitution,
and we're going to have a discussion like men.
On December 3,
a group of self-proclaimed patriots
forced their way into the House of Representatives
at the Arizona State Capitol
to protest the results of the 2020 election.
Bryan Masche, a reality TV dad of sextuplets
who is also running for governor, led the charge.
Film this, everyone.
All right, sir.
You're trespassing. You going to leave?
We're leaving.
Hey, hey.
You put your hands on me. Now you're toast.
I'm owning your badge, you hear me.
Everybody go.
S. Hernandez. You're done, buddy.
You just f---ing signed your warrant right there.
What's going to happen
when they infringe on all of our freedoms?
It's going to affect you and your families also.
Arizona's "Stop the Steal" demonstrators
believe it is their civic duty
to overturn the 2020 election.
We are calling forth all members of the Proud Boys,
the Three Percenters, the Oath Keepers,
any other militia groups within the state of Arizona.
Non-militia groups.
Excuse me, non-militia groups
calling forth for a muster and a head count.
We are now facing legitimate domestic enemies. Legitimate.
Insurrection.
An insurrection, a coup.
They first came out to protest
while the votes were still being counted ...
We're here to say count the legal votes
and we want a fair and honest election.
... and fueled by baseless conspiracy theories,
built momentum through November and December.
Several told us they were ready for violence.
The problem is that we have
intolerant groups from the left
like antifa and BLM, who will do any dirty little trick.
This is just for my protection.
This is just in case things get really violent.
But it's all going to be for defense.
This is all for defense,
no offense at all.
And while some eventually took their anger
all the way to Washington to protest
as Congress certified Joe Biden's win,
others watched on a big screen at the Arizona State Capitol.
Patriots have stormed the Capitol.
It was in many ways
the moment they had been waiting for.
Early in the morning,
as Congress began to certify the 2020 election results,
a crowd of hundreds gathered in downtown Phoenix to watch.
We will stop the steal.
Despite a lack of evidence, 73% of Republicans,
what's likely tens of millions of people,
believe that there was widespread voter fraud.
Mr. Vice President, I rise up both for myself
and 60 of my colleagues to object to the counting
of the electoral ballots from Arizona.
Within minutes of some Republican officials'
attempt to overturn Arizona's election results,
a mob of Trump supporters ransacked the Capitol.
January 6, 2021, was a day of deadly violence
that left many Americans wondering, how could this happen?
But at this "Stop the Steal" rally in Phoenix,
people were ecstatic.
United we stand.
We want answers and we will get them.
Adel Belgaied is 30 years old.
He's new to community organizing,
but he's devoted the past two months
to organizing numerous rallies to challenge the election.
This is your moment to shine.
We are standing here in a historic moment
that will be remembered forever.
Your children one day will ask you,
did you fight for this country, or did you watch it fall?
Before this, he had more experience
reaching people online
with his social media marketing company.
To be honest with you, I actually voted Democrat
in the previous elections. But as a tech expert,
what I'm seeing what's happening right now
tells me that something's wrong.
And the errors continue to happen.
The glitches are coming out.
The eyewitness testimonies are happening.
And as a CEO of a company, I tell you
we just need to look into it.
We need to understand if any foreign invaders
are taking our election, and the way it's pointing,
it just seems that way.
Adel has been involved with the cause
since day one, as people gathered spontaneously
after election night.
And God, with your blessings,
hopefully we can have the outcome that you wish.
In God's name, amen.
They coordinated where and when to meet
using social media and messaging apps.
As the weeks went on,
conservative and far-right personalities
started popping up in the crowds.
We had Alex Jones come out last night.
We got Charlie Kirk here today.
We have only begun to fight.
The #StoptheSteal hashtag
is now banned from social media sites,
but for those gathered here,
getting deplatformed is a badge of honor.
I've been banned permanently from Facebook now.
But this is amazing.
This is showing that I've done my job.
It's not done yet, but it shows that I'm doing something.
The group is often loving
and supportive towards each other.
When someone from the other side crosses into their ranks,
it gets tense.
I reject national white supremacy in all its forms.
There is no white supremacy.
If there's white supremacy, Biden is a white supremacist.
Fake, you're fake, dude. You're fake.
You're dressed just to see if someone will harass you.
At the daily rallies,
debunked conspiracy claims were major talking points.
We're just out here to support our great president.
We believe that he won if you eliminate all those
fraud ballots, all the ballots that went through
in the Dominion voting machines,
changed the vote from Trump to Biden.
I would like to see recounts in almost every state,
should be. Every state they used that Dominion software.
All the other scandals, Obamagate, Pizzagate,
Watergate scandal, stuff like that.
I was like, you know what?
This is Sharpiegate.
And then, the list of powerful people
they believe are in on it.
Clinton Foundation is heavily invested in them.
I mean, Nancy Pelosi's family, George Soros money.
You start to follow the money,
you start to follow the money trail,
it ties you back in a lot of ways to China.
There's also a money trail
from Stop the Steal back to Trump's political organizations,
which have raised over $200 million
since Election Day using misleading appeals
about the integrity of the vote.
As Trump leaves office, "stop the steal"
is likely to remain a battle cry,
even though there is no evidence
for many of their most deeply held beliefs.
Just want to tell people, wake up man.
This is the slide into socialism
and the slide into communism right now.
It's happening right before our eyes.
We're losing rights left and right.
We're losing freedoms left and right.
And people are just asleep. They don't realize.
Security ramped up in Washington
and at statehouses across the country
in the lead-up to inauguration.
After the deadly riots at the US Capitol,
authorities have arrested several Arizonans,
including a fixture of Phoenix "Stop the Steal" rallies,
Jacob Chansley, aka the Q Shaman.
Still, Arizona's Stop the Steal devotees
are even questioning
what they saw unfold at the Capitol riots.
99.9% of what happened in DC today was peaceful.
You ask me why it was any sort of violent,
I tell you, well antifa started the break-in to the Capitol.
So ask antifa why they did that.
According to the FBI, there is no indication
that antifa played a role in the riot.
While the moment to overturn the election may have failed,
those who have been involved from the beginning
have already set the stage for the next four years.
We're going to continue rallying every weekend.
Or maybe we'll start doing it every day
until the real results are shown.