Tuesday, January 06, 2026

Never Forget The Facts About Jan 6 – Trump DOJ Scrubbed American History

"Though, what haunts me most is not the memory of rioters screaming for blood, but the audacity of some recalling those insurrectionists as heroes."

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History Bends Toward Distortion When Accountability is Denied

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January 6, five years on: sustained effort by Trump to rewrite history

On 5th anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, Trump looks to recast history

Trump said that the media hadn’t accurately reported statements he made to a crowd that would later orchestrate the break-in on Jan. 6, 2021.


NPR investigation shows how the government tried to erase information about January 6


Never Forget The Facts About Jan 6 – Trump DOJ Scrubbed American History

NPR – Jan 6 database scrubbed. The Capitol Charges ‘This is not a peaceful protest!’ – A visual archive of Jan. 6, 2021, through the lenses of those who were there. In the immediate aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, American political leaders almost universally condemned the riot as an act of domestic terrorism that threatened democracy. Now, President Trump calls Jan. 6 a “day of love” and the rioters “great patriots.” And since he issued mass pardons to the rioters, his administration has been trying to rewrite history. NPR has tracked every Jan. 6 prosecution in a public database, and, drawing on thousands of hours of footage and years of reporting, created a front-line account of the riot. The evidence vividly shows the planning for “revolution” and the brutality of violence on a day that continues to shape American politics. Warning: These videos contain profanity and violence. Explore the databaseand coverage, or scroll to read the full narrative.  [h/t Barclay Walsh]

  • See also January 6 data The Program on Extremism at George Washington University meticulously tracked every federal January 6 defendant by leveraging publicly available federal court records and open-source reporting. Researchers systematically compiled and verified case details, ensuring accuracy and comprehensiveness in their dataset. By cross-referencing legal documents, indictments, and media reports, the program provided a reliable resource for understanding the scope of prosecutions and trends among those charged in connection with the Capitol attack. For inquiries pertaining to more detailed datasets…”
  • See also Just Security – January 6 Clearinghouse: “Welcome to this all-source, repository of information for analysts, researchers, investigators, journalists, educators, and the public at large. Launched on June 29, and updated as of Dec. 3, 2021.”
  • See also Andy Revkin – January 6, 2021, will always be a day that lives in infamy. This snippet from video released by the House committee that examined the insurrection shows how Trump’s social media signals inspired some of the worst that day (full video).
  • See also Zeteo – “Five years ago today, on Jan. 6, 2021, President Donald J. Trump incited a crowd of violent insurrectionists who went on to storm the US Capitol, resulting in the deaths of at least seven people, in an effort to help him steal the election he had lost. It was a day that many hoped would mark the end of Trump’s political career, as Republicans loudly condemned the president’s actions and social media sites quickly suspended his accounts. Trump was even federally indicted for his actions leading up to and on Jan. 6, as a part of special counsel Jack Smith’s election subversion case. Yet, here we are half a decade later, and it appears that Trump has successfully taken advantage of Americans’ collective political amnesia. Not only has he found his way back into the White House, but he has used his renewed powers to rewrite Jan. 6 as a “day of love,” pardoning over 1,500 Jan. 6 rioters and suspendingprosecutors for referring to those people as a “mob of rioters.”
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