Pence: There’s ‘clearly” been an effort to ‘rewrite’ Jan. 6 history
Key takeaways
- The former vice president pointed to a post made by the White House that blamed the Capitol Police and Democrats for the insurrection.
- Earlier this year, the White House also launched a website praising President Trump for his handling of the Jan.
- The Department of Justice has also set a $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund to bankroll purported victims of weaponization.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
Look, I m very confident that of the judgment of history in the years ahead about our role, about all the Republicans and Democrats who returned that day after Capitol Police secured the Capitol, and we all did our duty under the Constitution, but, but there s clearly been an effort by some to rewrite that history, but I don t expect it ll work, Pence said during an appearance on CBS Face the Nation.
The former vice president pointed to a post made by the White House that blamed the Capitol Police and Democrats for the insurrection.
I ve certainly seen evidence of that, particularly, I was offended on the anniversary of January 6 when the White House put out a timeline that literally blamed Capitol Hill police for the riot that took place that day, he told anchor Margaret Brennan.