Placeholder while article actions loadOne of two Republican members of the House committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, starkly warned Sunday that his own party’s lies could feed additional violence. The Washington Post last year tracked how election administrators in at least 17 states received threats of violence in the months after the Jan. 6 attack, often sparked directly by comments from Trump. The violence on Jan. 6 was a logical conclusion given the falsehoods spread by Trump his allies, Kinzinger said. Emails and texts show that Ginni Thomas was actively working to upend Biden’s win, even though it was clear the Supreme Court could play a key role in the outcome. Ginni Thomas suggested to the conservative publication The Daily Caller last week that she is willing to testify voluntarily.

Source: Washington Post June 20, 2022 07:38 UTC