At an influential gathering of conservatives this weekend, the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol is being treated as a rallying cry — with speakers, vendors and attendees fanning the flames of conspiracy over the events of that day.
The annual Conservative Political Action Conference is serving as an early coronation of Donald Trump. The former president is set to take the stage Saturday, hours before polls close in South Carolina. Polling shows he is far ahead of former Gov. Nikki Haley in her home state’s primary and could potentially complete his sweep of all four early states as he continues his march to a third consecutive Republican presidential nomination.
At least four potential Trump vice presidential contenders also flocked to the gathering outside Washington, DC, on Friday for what some treated as a try-out.
But with the 2024 general election looming, what seemed to animate this year’s CPAC gathering the most was what had happened in the aftermath of 2020.
Four years ago, President Joe Biden defeated Trump — and Trump refused to accept that reality. After Trump attempted to overturn the election results, his supporters rioted at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, interrupting Congress as it counted Electoral College votes to make Biden’s victory official.
More than 1,200 Americans have been charged criminally for their alleged actions during the riot, and more than 890 have been found guilty of federal crimes, according to the Justice Department. More than half of those found guilty have been sentenced to prison time.
However, Trump allies and supporters at CPAC are glorifying the events of January 6, 2021, and embracing Trump’s lies about widespread fraud in the 2020 election.
Their comments follow Trump’s…
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