In a string of plea and sentencing hearings in the riot cases, federal judges appointed by presidents of both parties have condemned such claims.
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Leonard Pitts: If these conservatives were honest, they’d admit that blue lives don’t matter to them
Will people like Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham ever be able to muster empathy for the cops who defended the Capitol?
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Maine Voices: Can America remain a democracy? Authoritarianism raises its ugly head
We need to elect leaders who appeal to our better selves, who inspire us to be strong and unafraid, who give us specific reasons to be optimistic.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Jan. 6 committee faces unprecedented choice of whether to call Republican lawmakers to testify
Legal experts said there is little precedent for forcing lawmakers to testify as part of a congressional inquiry if they resist a subpoena, an issue members of the Jan. 6 panel said they have yet to fully investigate.
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Leonard Pitts: Police officers refuse to let deniers shove the horror of Jan. 6 off the stage
Donald Trump and his enablers have been trying to murder memory. At a hearing Tuesday in Washington, memory fought back.
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‘This is how I’m going to die’: Capitol officers testify about attacks by Jan. 6 rioters
Along with graphic video of hand-to-hand fighting, the officers described being beaten as they held off the mob that broke through windows and doors and interrupted the certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential win.
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Democrats move to elevate Cheney’s role on Jan. 6 commission
The Wyoming Republican will be one of two members of the nine member panel to deliver an opening statement at the committee’s first public hearing Tuesday.
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In Trump’s Jan. 6 recast, attackers become martyrs, heroes
Months after Donald Trump’s supporters besieged the Capitol, the ex-president and his supporters are revising their account of that day.
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Six months after Capitol assault, corporate pledges fall flat
Following the deadly riots at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, many big corporations pledged not to donate to members of Congress who objected to the results of the presidential election.
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Defense for some Capitol rioters: Election misinformation
Their arguments highlight the key role that falsehoods played, as many top Republicans try to minimize the violence of Jan. 6.