Five years later, it seems there has been no justice for the attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
AP looks at the aftermath and political state of play five years later.
The New York Times looks at the terrorists who attacked the Capitol: “Some pardoned rioters have been rearrested. Others returned to poverty and mental health challenges. And many became consumed by resentment and demands for payback.”
At Salon, Russell Payne says “we learned nothing from January 6th”.
At HuffPo, S.V. Date writes, “He was the first president to try to remain in power despite losing reelection, but democracy advocates worry he may not be the last”, as he looks at the possibility that trump “normalized” coup attempts.
NBC: Five years after Jan. 6, Trump is rewriting the narrative around the Capitol siege
Popular Information: Five years later, these 10 corporations still aren’t funding election deniers.
Mediaite: Marjorie Taylor Greene Honors ‘Patriotic’ Capitol Rioters on January 6 Anniversary
HuffPo: Jan. 6 Plaque Made To Honor Law Enforcement Still Not On Display