There is little doubt in my mind that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, as the orchestrator of the Capitol event, was the proximate cause of the January 6th riot -- and it fell far short of the armed insurrection that the propagandists in the media portrayed.

Even now, with the televised dog and pony show, the Democrats are trying to distract Americans from the domestic and foreign policy failures that are rapidly ruining America and edging us closer to armed conflict with Russia or its proxies.

What are they hiding?

There is a reason that much of the video has been sequestered by the Democrats.

• It shows Capitol Police inviting and waving people into the Capitol building, where they were more interested in selfies and souvenirs than disrupting the government. Many stayed within the rope lines and conversed with uniformed police.
• It shows as yet uncharged alleged government agitators and members of violent extremist groups like Antifa and Black Lives Matter actively precipitating criminal acts of vandalism and then encouraging violence.
• It shows the crowd surrounding Ashley Babbitt when a Capitol Police Lieutenant shot her, included armed police officers standing next to her -- with an armed SWAT team yards away on a staircase. It shows the excessive use of force by an officer whose life was not threatened.
• It shows a hand-crafted narrative about a Capitol Police Officer who died of natural causes instead of being assaulted by a fire extinguisher. The body's condition instantly debunked the lie -- but was repeated in House documents during the impeachment of Donald Trump.

They will blame the former President and his supporters…

There is no doubt that the secondary exercise, beyond distracting Americans from the dystopian reality created by the Democrats, is to blame and punish Donald Trump and diminish his influence by the 2024 presidential election cycle.

Will they mention that Donald Trump authorized the Secretary of the Army to place up to 20,000 National Guard troops in the Capitol if requested? An option turned down by Speaker Pelosi and District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser until the last minute?

Will they mention that Donald Trump urged the crowd to protest peaceably?

“We have come to demand that Congress do the right thing and only count the electors who have been lawfully slated, lawfully slated. I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard. Today we will see whether Republicans stand strong for integrity of our elections, but whether or not they stand strong for our country, our country.” Donald Trump – January 6, 2021

Bottom line…

The January 6th Committee is illegitimate, and its actions are a continuance of Pelosi's war on Donald Trump. Much of the big lie is as manufactured as the Trump/Russia collusion hoax -- by much the same people who touted the hoax.

The Democrats have violated the Constitutional rights of the many protesters in jail awaiting long-delayed trials, in solitary confinement with limited access to attorneys and evidence. Many are coerced into accepting plea deals to avoid facing years in prison – far greater punishment than the Antifa and Black Lives Matter rioters who viciously assaulted people, looted stores, destroyed public and private property, and burnt part of our cities to the ground.

Although the speech and debate clause keeps members of Congress from being prosecuted for lies and some criminal activity, it does not protect them from being thrown out of office. And it does not protect non-members of Congress from being prosecuted for their crimes.

There is no doubt in my mind that the January 6 Committee is conspiring and concluding with the Department of Justice to criminalize political speech prior to the 2024 election -- the only way the Democrats can neutralize how bad they have damaged America.

We are so screwed if we do not call out this charade.

-- steve