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The Jan. 6 Capitol attacks offer a reminder – distrust in government has long been part of Republicans' playbook

  • Written by Amy Fried, John M. Nickerson Professor of Political Science, University of Maine

The Republican National Committee has legitimized the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attacks. The RNC declared on Feb. 4, 2022, that the insurrection and preceding events were “legitimate political discourse” — an assertion that Sen. Mitch McConnell soon after countered, saying that it was a “violent insurrection.”

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