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Trump and GOP Rewrite January 6 History, Critics Warn
1/9/2026
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- Five years after January 6, U.S. President Donald Trump and Republicans are accused of rewriting its history.
- Trump pardoned about 1,500 people involved and settled a $5 million wrongful-death suit with Ashli Babbitt's family.
- Gregory Rosen, a former prosecutor, called the day "unadulterated mob violence."
- Critics say efforts to erase this history include demoting prosecutors and refusing to install a plaque honoring Capitol defenders.
