Stephen Richer: History will frown on Arizonans who aided in Jan. 6
Many Arizonans contributed to he lead up to the Jan. 6, 2021 riots at the U.S. Capitol, Stephen Richer writes, including then-U.S. Rep. Kelli Ward, current U.S. Reps. Andy Biggs and Paul Gosar, state legislator Jake Hoffman, former Arizona Senate president Karen Fann, among others.
By Stephen Richer
AZCentral.com / The Arizona Republic
Five years ago this week, on Jan. 6, 2021, President Donald Trump told thousands of his supporters in Washington, D.C., to “fight like hell” and to “walk down Pennsylvania Avenue” to protest the allegedly stolen 2020 election.
The result?
Over 140 Capitol police officers assaulted.
Approximately $3 million in property damage.
Feces and urine smeared throughout the hallways of Congress.
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