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Trump's Bureau of Labor Statistics pick was at Jan. 6
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1:37Now PlayingAri Melber reports on "The Beat" how President Donald Trump's pick to run the Bureau of Labor Statistics, E.J. Antoni, was among the crowd outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 – with the White House saying he was a "bystander" who wandered over after seeing coverage on the news.
Reached by NBC News on Tuesday, Antoni declined to comment. A White House official said that Antoni was in Washington on Jan. 6 for in-person meetings with his then-employer at an office blocks away from the Capitol, and that he did not cross any barricades or participate in any demonstrations. The footage does not show Antoni crossing barricades or demonstrating.
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