WASHINGTON, D.C., June 25, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) – In Democrats’ latest bid to keep the specter of “right-wing extremism” alive, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has declared she will be convening a select committee to investigate the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
“This morning, with great solemnity and sadness, I am announcing that the House will be establishing a select committee on the Jan. 6 insurrection,” Pelosi said, the Daily Caller reports. “Jan. 6 was one of the darkest days in our nation’s history … it is imperative that we establish the truth of that day and ensure that an attack of that kind cannot happen and that we root out the causes of it all.”
Protesters broke into the U.S. Capitol building on January 6 after former President Donald Trump’s “March to Save America” rally, which was meant to encourage Republican lawmakers to formally object to the certification of electoral votes from a handful of states over concerns about vote fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
Viral videos showed some people engaging in physical altercations with police, pushing against security barricades, breaking through a window, trespassing in congressional offices, and climbing on walls, causing the vote certification to be
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