The convincing and comprehensive documentary Day of Rage: How Trump Supporters Took the U.S. Capitol is the result of a six-month investigation by the New York Times. With loud voices and foul language, brandishing Confederate flags, Trump banners and raised middle fingers, the violent mob surged past the unprepared Capitol Police in simultaneous points of attack, eventually breaching the Capitol in eight places. Several Capitol Police officers stood aside and watched. As the fight for the Capitol proceeded, Trump tweeted: “Mike Pence didn’t have the courage … to protect our country” because he refused to disobey the constitution. Sen. Ron John’s bald-faced observation on Jan. 6: “By and large it was peaceful.” The lies continue.

Source: New York Times January 03, 2022 20:50 UTC