ToplineRep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) is trying to drum up support for a resolution to condemn House Republicans who downplay the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, citing recent comments from right-wing lawmakers in a House Oversight Committee. US House impeachment manager Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) arrives prior to the start of opening ... [+] arguments in the impeachment trial of former US President Donald Trump, on charges of inciting the deadly attack on the US Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, February 10, 2021. - Democrats present the case against Donald Trump in his Senate impeachment trial Wednesday, arguing that he directed an enraged crowd to storm Congress in the dying days of his presidency -- even if Republicans look unlikely to convict. Crucial Quote“Members are rightfully upset about Republicans’ attempts to rewrite history about the deadly insurrection that took place on Jan. 6,” a spokesperson for House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer told Forbes. However, they pointed to the bipartisan Jan. 6 commission and a soon-to-be unveiled Capitol security funding package as the remedy for those concerns.

Source: Forbes May 14, 2021 21:40 UTC