Getting to the truth about the insurrection.
After a day wrapped up in U.S. news, I usually like to start my evening in London by ceremoniously shutting my laptop and blissfully ignoring any news alert that comes my way. |
But on Jan. 6, my dad and I spent the night in front of the TV, stunned by what was happening on the other side of the pond. Yes, the presidency of Donald Trump was full of surprises. What was once deemed shocking eventually felt quotidian. But no one expected this to happen in a democracy like America's. |
Which in some ways makes the House committee's investigation into the Capitol attack all the more crucial. "Were we really that close to a coup?" Christopher Caldwell asked this week. "The most dramatic and disruptive episode of Mr. Trump's resistance to the election was Jan. 6, and that day's events are ambiguous." But the investigation, which kicked off on Tuesday, could offer insight into what really transpired, given that there are two different narratives about that day — one based in fact and the other in myth. |
As Adam Kinzinger, a Republican representative from Illinois who is serving on the committee, put it, "We need the facts." The inquiry needs to be nonpartisan, he said. "In order to heal from the damage caused that day, we must acknowledge and understand what happened, hold the responsible people accountable, learn from our past mistakes and move on — stronger and secure in knowing that we as a nation will never let this happen again." |
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