Descriptions of January 6 Capitol Rioters Are Not Exaggerated
The facts are that President Biden received 81 million popular votes, 306 electoral votes and Donald Trump received 74 million popular votes, 232 electoral votes. It is a fact that federal and state judges dismissed more than 60 lawsuits due to lack of evidence of voting irregularities.
Why did Trump supporters go to Washington, D.C.? Their sole intention was to obstruct the certification of the election results so as to stop Biden from becoming our 46th President. How would they stop the process?
From Nov. 2 to Jan. 6, for 65 days, Donald Trump repeatedly and falsely claimed that the 2020 presidential election had been stolen. On Jan. 6, Trump told the crowd, “If you don’t fight like hell, you’re not going to have a country anymore.” He urged them to march to the Capitol. On Jan. 6, his supporters did not walk quietly into the Capitol, instead they besieged the Capitol. The videos we’ve all seen are dramatic evidence of agitators storming the building causing havoc, causing violent public disorder. Jan. 6 was mayhem, bedlam, madness and death.
Thank you to those who seek to defend democracy and realize the full promise of the Constitution for all Americans. Everyone has the right to vote freely and fairly and to have their vote count. To downplay that infamous day is outrageous.
Linda Wildman
Peekskill
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