Thousands of Trump supporters — many chanting "Hang Mike Pence" — marched on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as Pence met with lawmakers for what is normally a routine ceremony to certify the election.
From the column: "Watch for those who overstate and embellish the evidence for the purpose of adding to the conflict. Destructive agitation should be an anomaly, not a business model."
The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on Jan. 6 will attempt to reverse Republican efforts to downplay or deny the violence of the day, with five months to go until Nov. 8 midterm elections that will determine which party controls Congress for the next two years.
"We're going to tell the whole story of everything that happened. There was a violent insurrection and an attempted coup and we were saved by (then-Vice President) Mike Pence's refusal to go along with that plan."
From the column: "Legal experts say Ginni Thomas’ political work is, at best, very damaging to the appearance of impartiality for her husband. At worst, some say it is even cause for his impeachment."
In a court filing — one of the U.S. House of Represenative's Select Committee's most detailed releases of findings yet — the panel said Trump potentially engaged in conspiracy to defraud the United States and may have obstructed an official proceeding.
Rhodes, 56, is the most high-profile defendant of the more than 725 people charged with playing a role in the attack by then-President Donald Trump's supporters. He is one of 11 members or associates of the Oath Keepers facing a seditious conspiracy charge.
It passed a resolution on Feb. 4 saying that the deadly physical attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, inspired by the lies and delusional rants of ex-President Donald Trump, was “legitimate political discourse.”
