Brazen revisionism of Jan. 6 uprising never ends

In the immediate aftermath of the failed takeover, Republican statesmen called the rioters 'un-American,' and Jan. 6 as 'the saddest day in history.' Today, those very same people are honoring the thugs.

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January 6, 2022 - 9:45 AM

U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) denounced the violence in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 uprising. By the next week, McCarthy had changed his tune. Photo by (Samuel Corum/Getty Images/TNS)

There are many ways to describe what happened in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021.

It was an insurrection, a riot, an attempt to violently overthrow the results of a legitimate presidential election.

It was the predictable outcome of Donald Trump’s relentless, desperate Big Lie about Joe Biden’s victory and his thinly veiled calls for mayhem.

It was an intelligence failure of epic proportions on the part of the FBI and law enforcement agencies charged with protecting the Capitol and its occupants.

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