Trump Administration Posts False Jan. 6 Narrative on Riot’s 5th Anniversary
The New York Times••general
Key Points:
- On the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, the Trump administration launched a new White House webpage that presents a misleading narrative absolving former President Trump of responsibility for the riot.
- The webpage falsely blames Capitol Police officers for initiating the assault, criticizes Democrats for not preventing it, and faults former Vice President Mike Pence for certifying the 2020 election results.
- This official site omits any mention of nearly 140 police officers injured during the attack and ignores officers who died afterward, inaccurately claiming that no law enforcement officers lost their lives.
- The webpage represents the most overt effort by the Trump administration to rewrite the history of the January 6 events and downplay the violence and vandalism committed by
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