January 6, 2025

Stephen,

Few days in our country’s history have made as big of an impact on me, and on our democracy as January 6, 2021 — four years ago today.

I remember the January 6th attack on the Capitol like it was yesterday.

The sounds of the mob outside. Of insurrectionists storming the Capitol building and breaking doors and windows to get in. Of the whispers between members of Congress deciding how to protect ourselves.

[OCS: Not a single person has been charged with being an “insurrectionist.”  Many of those breaking doors and windows appear to be trained agitators, many coming from behind police lines into the crowd where they turned around and started agitating and breaking things.]

The sight of Capitol police officers running toward danger. Of my colleagues crouched on the floor, clutching masks to protect themselves from tear gas. Of thousands of protestors assaulting Capitol Police and desecrating the hallowed halls of Congress.

[OCS: It appears that numerous Capitol police officers opened doors and guided protesters into the Capitol while others simply walked away from protesters without any attempt to restore law and order. There was no tear gas used within the congressional chambers.]

You could sense the fear and the urgency. And the anger over what this mob was doing to overturn a free and fair election. And then, finally, once the fighting was over and we had fulfilled our duty to certify the election, the recognition that our democracy had survived, but barely.

[OCS: Democracy was never at risk from this unarmed band of rag-tag protesters, many simply walking around while taking selfies and souvenirs. If anything, after four years of analysis, this looks like a coordinated Democrat effort to suppress any challenges to electoral slates from states with demonstrable election inaccuracies.]

Stephen, I will remember that day for a long time. But I will also remember what my GOP colleagues in Congress did.

After the rioting and the mayhem, a majority of Republican members of Congress still voted to overturn the election. Still. 147 members of Congress — many of whom are still in office today. Insurrectionists, too. Albeit in suits and ties.

[OCS: Schiff does love that word, insurrectionists. A term that can legitimately be applied to Democrats who were conspiratorially colluding in a coup d'état.]

Since that day, we have seen continued threats to our Constitution and our democracy.

[OCS: The only “continued threats to our Constitution and our democracy” appear to becoming from the Democrat Party which stole the 2020 election.]

Our democracy was battered and bruised on January 6, 2021, and it has not yet recovered.

[OCS: There will be no recovery until the Democrats, Adam Schiff in particular, are held accountable for their seditious behavior.]

And Stephen, it’s not lost on me that today, as a U.S. Senator, I will be voting to certify the election results of the same man who incited the January 6 insurrection. Even though I disagree with him, even though he calls for my arrest and tries to smear me, I will vote to certify the election — because it’s the will of the American people, and I take this responsibility seriously.

[OCS: Because the “too big to rig” election results are overwhelming and constitute a mandate.]

January 6 will forever mark a somber day in our country’s history. The impacts of that horrific day still reverberate through the halls of Congress. But we will get through this difficult time in our history. America is a deeply resilient country filled with patriotic citizens who love our democracy, and those who do, vastly outnumber those trying to tear it down.

[OCS: Yes, they appear to be Republicans and others who have seen what the Democrats have wrought.]

Please take care of yourselves, and thank you for all your support during this pivotal time in our history.

— Adam

PAID FOR AND AUTHORIZED BY SCHIFF FOR SENATE