New White House webpage rewrites history of Jan. 6, 2021, and 2020 election
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Key Points:
- The White House launched a new webpage under whitehouse.gov that rewrites the history of the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot, describing it as a "peaceful march" and blaming Capitol Police for escalating tensions, echoing former President Trump's false claims of a stolen 2020 election.
- The webpage portrays Trump’s pardons of Jan. 6 defendants as clemency for those "unfairly targeted" and criticizes Democratic leaders for exploiting the event, while omitting accounts from police officers who described the riot as violent and chaotic.
- The site accuses former Vice President Mike Pence of cowardice for not rejecting electoral votes, despite his ceremonial role, a characterization disputed by Pence's former chief of staff and contrad
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