“Inside a federal courtroom in Washington, the reality of January 6, 2021 cannot be denied: As our democracy came under siege, a judge and jury watched in silence from their television screens the horrific sights and sounds of rioters beating police, smashing windows and searching lawmakers,” it said. AP I will report.
“Yet Donald Trump, as he seeks to retake the White House, continues to portray the defendants as admirable patriots. This argument is undermined by the truth of hundreds of criminal cases where judges and juries have reached the exact opposite conclusions in what will likely be remembered as one of America’s darkest days in history.”
“These trials have systematically documented through testimony, documents and videos the crimes committed, the weapons used and the lives changed by the physical and psychological damage. Trump has insisted on a completely different story, portraying the rioters as hostages and political prisoners and saying he may grant them pardons if he wins the election in November.”
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