The Jan. 6 committee is an organ of truth. Of course Trump Republicans are attacking it.
The ritual censure of the sane that came during the winter meeting of the Republican National Committee was another affirmation of Donald Trump’s control over the GOP. As if we needed one.
The assembled sycophants declared the participation of Reps. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) on the committee investigating the Jan. 6 siege on the Capitol to be evidence they wanted to “destroy President Trump more than they support winning back a Republican majority in 2022.”
The Jan. 6 committee itself was attacked for leading a “persecution of ordinary citizens engaged in legitimate political discourse.” This seemed to imply that the violent shock troops of an anti-constitutional coup attempt carried a truer version of democratic ideals than the legislators investigating them. Support for seditious acts is now a normal and accepted element of Republican identity.
But after all this, it is worth remembering the ultimate reason that Republicans in the country and Congress are beating down the credibility of the Jan. 6 committee: because it is an institution that will generate truth.
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