Ross: GOP attempting to rewrite history on January 6 Capitol riot

A protester sits in the Senate Chamber on January 06, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

The House of Representatives last night voted to set up a commission investigate the January 6 assault on the Capitol. Thirty-five Republicans joined the Democrats in voting yes.

But the bill needs 60 votes to pass the Senate, and now that Mitch McConnell is advising Republican members to vote against it, that’ll be tough.

Many Republicans think it’s just a setup to go after Donald Trump yet again, but some of them are also invoking the “tourist” argument – that in some of the

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