In May, a bill passed establishing a commission to investigate the events of Jan. 6.
Recent developments in the investigation have brought this commission to national attention once again, but unfortunately much of the coverage has been extremely biased either to the right or the left.
On Jan. 6, 2021, a pro-Trump rally demonstrated near the Capitol while Congress counted electoral votes to confirm then-president-elect Biden as President.
Around 1:30 p.m., many of the demonstrators moved to the Capitol building, and engagements began between the more violent demonstrators-turned-rioters. Over the next two or three hours, many of the protesters broke into the Capitol building and Congress chambers.
The Jan. 6 Commission is tasked with uncovering the events leading up to this and prosecuting anyone guilty of federal crimes. Multiple subpoenas have been issued in an effort to get witness testimony, with varying levels of success.
While the original intent of the commission was to have ten members—five Democrats and five Republicans—the current makeup of the commission is seven Democrats and two Republicans.
There is a lot of speculation about the intention of each side of the aisle entering on this investigation, with Republicans claiming that Democrats are pursuing it merely as a way of attacking former President Trump and discrediting his supporters regardless of whether their claims have any basis in fact. Democrats, on the other hand, claim that Republicans are attempting to cover up the dark origins of this demonstration-turned-riot and protect their image in the face of devastating accusations.
Tensions are running high on this controversial issue, and we will hopefully gain more information and a better perspective as time goes on.
