More than 700 people have been charged so far for their n ment in the insurrection on january sixth. The plot was the broader conspiracy by trump and his supporters, leaders of the republican party around the country to overturn the lawful results of an election. There are signs that they are not limiting their investigations strictly to the events of january sixth itself. It's quite extraordinary to hear ow the wordsoflis. You know, she said that even ivanka, the former president's daughter, would say, stop the violence,. People saying that tremp was destroying his legacy by allowing this horror to continue.
One year later, the United States is still trying to wrap its head around what happened on January 6, 2021. (It was an insurrection.) This year, our democracy once again will be tested.
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