Attorney called out for peddling "white power signal" conspiracy walks back her claim but still has complaints

As Twitchy reported earlier, CNN’s Brian Stelter surprised us by actually calling out several high-profile people on Twitter who were pushing the theory that Zina Bash was throwing white power hand signals during the Brett Kavanaugh hearing, because of course she was.

Hopefully @rubin_kd, @Amy_Siskind, @evagolinger and the other resistance tweeters who spread this "white power symbol" nonsense will take a long hard look in the mirror. Awful. https://t.co/7dlGqqSwfh

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) September 4, 2018

Amy Siskind seems to be hanging on to her theory, challenging people to try to make the white power sign accidentally:

I'm sure out media will avail themselves of this, but it makes sense for Zina Bash to be asked about her hand gesture today. Try it for yourself – if you watch the video you'll see she held it in place for a long time – It's not a natural resting position.

— Amy Siskind ?️‍? (@Amy_Siskind) September 4, 2018

Yeah? And Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sat in a “booster seat” when he testified before the Senate. If the Senate wanted people in a natural resting position they’d roll in a room full of recliners.

Author and attorney Eva Golinger, who was also called out by Stelter, seemed to walk back her claim a bit, although she still found Bash “rude.”

I have no intention of spreading falsities. Trump does enough of that daily. However, Zina Bash did sit behind #Kavanaugh most of the day making snide faces, smirking and ridiculing Senators who opposed the hearing. Highly unprofessional and rude. And she came with Kavanaugh.

— Eva Golinger (@evagolinger) September 4, 2018

You won't find @evagolinger's tweet accusing #ZinaBash of being a white supremacist – she deleted it. Did she apologize for spreading the lie? Nah. She found other reasons to be mad at her. ? #KavanaughFreakout #IntellectualDishonesty #ProgressiveBS https://t.co/jHkkhRYZLh

— (((L.N. Smithee))) (@LNSmithee) September 4, 2018

So … this gives you justification to spread your dishonesty? https://t.co/eypQsYRaTr

— Dan Vandefifer (@vandefifer) September 4, 2018

Let's put you on TV for 8 hours as someone you like & care about is viciously attacked and smeared with no way to respond.

In any case, your goalposts moved so fast my neck is sore. https://t.co/LehgLx5O2l

— Fusilli Spock (@awstar11) September 4, 2018

She made snide faces? She smirked? At SENATORS!!!! Off with her head! Burn her village and slaughter her livestock! https://t.co/YXasnSOrKh

— IndifferentPenguin (@AliLaurelG) September 4, 2018

This is unhinged https://t.co/EAfDcAIH9m

— Lucas Jones (@lucjones18) September 4, 2018

Please seek help https://t.co/1sDmyGwQ7g

— I’ll smirk if I want to – Sara (@politigal_) September 4, 2018

Idiots are putting an innocent woman – Zina Bash – at risk. Did you ever stop to consider that? Of course not. So just knock it off already with the personal smears. https://t.co/xE00CWAgSe

— Namakan (@Comfynumb15) September 4, 2018

Here's some rude for you . . . GFY. https://t.co/BxTpu3fN38

— Drunkle Ray (@leaker19) September 4, 2018

Delete your account. https://t.co/BH3lXPKtR6

— Jerry Dunleavy (@JerryDunleavy) September 4, 2018

Final word goes to David French:

Even though it has been decisively debunked, I guarantee you there are still hundreds of thousands of politically-engaged people who believe a talented, honorable conservative lawyer actually flashed a white-power sign in today's hearing. Twitter is infested with idiots.

— David French (@DavidAFrench) September 4, 2018

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Update:

Wow, Amy Siskind will not put down the shovel:

Would @Amy_Siskind have chosen to smear Zina Bash today if Zina wasn't half-Jewish and Mexican? No one can know for sure, but seems unlikely that the attacks are random.

Are people in the media going to ask Amy about her alleged bigotry?

— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) September 4, 2018

She also was involved with Trump’s Muslim Ban. And her husband with implementing Trump’s zero-tolerance policy and separating families. https://t.co/cGzrx0ZKVc

— Amy Siskind ?️‍? (@Amy_Siskind) September 5, 2018

So maybe it wasn’t a white power symbol, but “I’m fine calling her a racist” anyway. Can we just move on?

"Just randomly accuse people of things that benefit the narrative I want to push, let someone else fact-check me, and do not hold me accountable."https://t.co/VEVA9GAaah pic.twitter.com/I1YWmkiTjm

— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) September 4, 2018

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