Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) said Sunday that Donald Trumps current rhetoric has at times been even more overt and blatant than it was in the lead-up to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.

During an interview with CNN s Jim Acosta, Lofgren was asked about the former presidents violent language at a rally in Waco, Texas, on Saturday.

The rhetoric that hes using today is not dissimilar to the type of rhetoric he used prior to Jan. 6, said Lofgren, who served on the House committee that investigated the attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to a clip recorded by Mediaite . In fact, in some ways, its more overt and blatant than the events leading up to Jan. 6.

Lofgren cited a social media post last week in which Trump targeted Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who is reported to be pursuing charges against the former president over his role in a 2016 hush money payment to porn actor Stormy Daniels.

Among a stream of menacing comments about Bragg including one in which he suggested a potential indictment would result in death & destruction Trump posted a photo of himself with a baseball bat next to a photo of the prosecutor with his hands up. The image was later deleted.