“The Democrats masterfully reversed reality after January 6, branding peaceful patriotic protesters as ‘insurrectionists’ and framing the event as a violent coup attempt orchestrated by Trump.”
The Trump White House has launched a new webpage dedicated to what the administration describes as the "true story" of the events before, during, and after the United States Capitol riot that occurred on January 6, 2021. The page frames the incident as a result of security lapses under Democratic leadership, particularly former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and praises President Donald Trump's sweeping pardons and/or commutations for nearly 1,600 individuals prosecuted in connection with the riot.
The webpage, titled "January 6: A Date Which Will Live in Infamy," provides evidence that shows Nancy Pelosi's involvement in the security failures that day. It includes references to unaired HBO footage captured by Pelosi's daughter, Alexandra, in which the former Speaker is quoted as admitting, "We have totally failed" and "I take full responsibility" for not pre-deploying the National Guard despite intelligence warnings and offers of troops from then-President Trump.
The site includes a December 2024 US House Interim Report, which accuses the Pelosi Select Committee on January 6 of being partisan, deleting over one terabyte of data, and coaching witnesses, such as Cassidy Hutchinson, whose testimony about Trump was allegedly contradicted by Secret Service agents. It also includes a timeline detailing President Trump's "powerful speech," in which he urged the crowd to march to the US Capitol to "peacefully and patriotically make their voices heard."
"The Democrats masterfully reversed reality after January 6, branding peaceful patriotic protesters as 'insurrectionists' and framing the event as a violent coup attempt orchestrated by Trump—despite no evidence of armed rebelling or intent to overthrow the government," the webpage reads. "In truth, it was the Democrats who staged the real insurrection by certifying a fraud-ridden election, ignoring widespread irregularities, and weaponizing federal agencies to hunt down dissenters, all while Pelosi's own security lapses invited the chaos they later exploited to seize and consolidate power. The gaslighting narrative allowed them to persecute innocent Americans, silence opposition, and distract from their own role in undermining democracy."
The White House also praises President Trump for immediately pardoning and/or commuting the sentences of nearly 1,600 individuals prosecuted under the Biden administration for their roles on that day. The Trump administration described the January 6 defendants as "patriotic citizens who had been viciously overcharged, denied due process, and held as political hostages by a vengeful regime." Trump pardoned them on January 20, 2025, the day he reentered the White House.
Additionally, the webpage pays tribute to nine individuals who "lost their lives on or because of J6," honoring them as "beautiful and courageous souls" who died while exercising their right to protest.
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