Reminder: What Republicans Said About January 6, 2021
Many suffer from amnesia, willful or otherwise.
January 6, 2021 has already gone down as one of the worst days in American history. At the time, many Republicans who witnessed the scene firsthand inside the U.S. Capitol denounced the rioters and President Trump. While their rhetoric did not lead to impeachment (unsurprisingly), I thought it might expel Trump (and his enablers) from the Republican Party.
Boy, was I wrong.
In the weeks and months that followed, the rioters who engaged in an attempted coup were described as tourists; President Trump’s actions were largely excused; and one person after the next refused to cooperate with the January 6th Committee. Steve Bannon was indicted on Contempt of Congress charges, while others risked similar criminal prosecution, all in service of their Supreme Leader, Donald Trump.
Trump’s former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows did hand over thousands of text messages from around the day in question. Then he realized he cooperated too much (or was pressured to shut his mouth). The text messages have provided invaluable insight into what was happening on and around January 6th.
From Fox News hosts like Laura Ingraham and Sean Hannity, to House members like Jim Jordan and even Trump’s son…
