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27 Jul 2021 23:48:08 UTC

Opinion: As Jan. 6 hearings begin, Republicans side with the terrorists

Opinion by  Dana Milbank Columnist Today at 6:51 p.m. EDT

The select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol held its first hearing Tuesday, and Republican lawmakers took the occasion to demand justice — for the terrorists who took up arms against the U.S. government on that terrible day.

Six Republican members of the House, escorted by a man in a giant Trump costume bearing the message “TRUMP WON,” marched on the Justice Department Tuesday afternoon to speak up for those they called “political prisoners” awaiting trial for their roles in the insurrection.

“These are not unruly or dangerous, violent criminals,” Rep. Paul Gosar (Ariz.) proclaimed at a news conference outside DOJ headquarters. “These are political prisoners who are now being persecuted and bearing the pain of unjust suffering.”

Rep. Louie Gohmert (Tex.) speculated that “we have political prisoners here in America.”

The lawmakers, ironically, had to cut short their defense of the insurrectionists, because demonstrators disrupted them with heckling, whistleblowing and signs (“Traitors Sit Down”).

The insurrectionists’ allies grew anxious as more hecklers arrived and unfurled signs calling them racists, rapists and traitors and “Pedophiles for Trump.”

“Wrap it up,” a worried staffer told the lawmakers. “We got to get out.” They fled to waiting vehicles, one of which sped off the wrong way on 9th Street NW. It swerved in front of oncoming traffic onto Pennsylvania Avenue amid a hail of honking horns.

What were they afraid of? These protesters were nonviolent — unlike the Jan. 6 terrorists with whom Republicans now side.

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Dana Milbank‏Verified account @Milbank 27 Jul 2021

As Jan. 6 hearings begin, Republicans side with the terrorists. New column:

· Jul 27

Now there’s a good headline. Finally.

 Jul 27

“If the day should ever come when we must go, if someday we are compelled to leave the scene of history, we will slam the door so hard that the universe will shake & mankind will stand back in stupefaction.” - Joseph Goebbels

 Jul 27

Haven't heard that great quote before

· Jul 27

And they ran away:

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· Jul 27

Two sides.

· Jul 27

Every single news report in America should use this headline.

· Jul 27

They were afraid of some dude blowing a whistle? They may not be cut out for the Capitol Police.

· Jul 27

The suck and soon that is all.

I hate auto correct...THEY

· Jul 28

Trump's well regulated militia

· 20h20 hours ago

Agree

· Jul 27

Well now let's all thank WaPo for this moment of clarity.  

· Jul 27

Lobotomy

· Jul 27

Unbelievable.

· Jul 28

Dana. The republicans are the terrorists. Close but no cigar.

· Jul 28

This Dana approves.

· Jul 28

They reveal they are terrified of whistles.

· 21h21 hours ago

Rape whistles in particular.

· 23h23 hours ago

Stop calling them Republican they are trump fascists .