Robert Knight writes for the Washington Times about false narratives surrounding events that took place in Washington, D.C., four years ago.
Jan. 6, 2025, marks the fourth anniversary of the Capitol riot that Democrats and their media still falsely portray as an “insurrection.”
Hundreds of Trump supporters gathered at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, after Mr. Trump spoke to a crowd.
Among other things, he said: “Our country has had enough. We will not take it anymore, and that’s what this is all about. To use a favorite term that all of you people really came up with, we will ‘stop the steal.’”
He urged them to protest Congress’ counting of Electoral College ballots. Here’s the part that the media often ignore: “I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard.”
Many of the demonstrators went to the Capitol hoping to persuade Congress to review alleged evidence of vote fraud that several courts had declined to examine. For the same reason, some Republican lawmakers tried unsuccessfully to delay the vote.
Dozens of hotheads rioted, broke windows, attacked police and forced their way inside. Hundreds followed, many walking in peacefully, unimpeded by police. …
… None of this is to minimize these deaths, or the gravity of the riot. The purpose here is to clarify how the media and leftist politicians lied about it and exploited it for their own purposes.
For instance, on Oct. 24, 2021, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New York Democrat, tweeted that Jan. 6 had been “a terror attack” resulting in “almost 10 dead.” …
… Citing the alleged “insurrection,” Democrats in the House impeached Mr. Trump a second time and held the Jan. 6 committee hearings. A 128-page GOP House report released this past Dec. 17 exposed the charade as a Soviet-style show trial complete with alleged perjury and witness tampering. …
… Jan. 6, 2021, was the gift that kept on giving for the Democrats. At least they thought so until voters shocked them on Nov. 5.
