US EditionOfficers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6 say their struggles linger, 5 years after the riot
More than 140 officers injured during the Capitol riot face ongoing physical and emotional challenges amid frustration over pardons and lack of official recognition.
- On Jan. 6, Capitol Police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol say they still suffer lasting physical injuries, post-traumatic stress, and career disruptions five years after Jan. 6, 2021.
- Thousands of pro-Trump rioters breached the U.S. Capitol during Congress certifying the 2020 electoral count, and Thomas Manger, former Capitol Police chief, said officers initially lacked needed equipment and training.
- Officer Daniel Hodges described, `It's been a difficult year`, and `A lot of things are getting worse`, reflecting ongoing struggles.
- Since returning to the White House, President Donald Trump has pardoned about 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants, including some who injured officers, while a federally mandated plaque honoring officers remains undisplayed.
- Last week, the House Judiciary Committee released new testimony from Jack Smith, who said, `'So our view of the evidence was that he caused it and that he exploited it and that it was foreseeable to him'`, as the five-year statute of limitations approaches and Jared Wise joins Jan. 6-related projects under Ed Martin.
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Gobsmacking Fabulists 'R Us
On the anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot that almost toppled democracy (more quickly than now), the hacks and crackpots in power concocted a deranged, revised history of the event so "evil," "pathological" and deeply "Stalin-level propaganda" it's somehow dragged us ever further through the looking glass. In its telling, "orderly patriots" marched to the Capitol, Democrats who "masterfully reversed reality" "staged the real rebellion," and Trump "t…
Mike Johnson won’t hang a plaque honoring the cops who defended Congress
More than 100 members of Congress are now displaying replicas of a memorial plaque honoring the police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on January 6 because Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to install the original. The plaque is not symbolic. It is not optional. — Read the rest The post Mike Johnson won't hang a plaque honoring the cops who defended Congress appeared first on Boing Boing.
Anniversary of Capitol Riot Was Marked in Very Different Ways
Five years ago outside the White House, outgoing President Trump told a crowd of supporters to head to the Capitol—"and I'll be there with you"—in protest as Congress was affirming the 2020 election victory for Democrat Joe Biden. A short time later, the world watched as the seat...
EDITORIAL: Five Years After the Capitol Attack, Efforts to Whitewash History Continue
Five years after the Capitol attack, House Judiciary Democrats released two reports detailing the actions of the perpetrators and defenders of democracy, in order to remember the past and avoid repeating it. The post EDITORIAL: Five Years After the Capitol Attack, Efforts to Whitewash History Continue appeared first on The Washington Informer.
5 facts about Jan. 6 attack that must not be forgotten | St. Louis Post Dispatch
Five years ago, thousands of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol with a determined goal: to prevent, for the first time ever, the peaceful transfer of power from a sitting American president to a challenger who had electorally…
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