Sunday, October 16, 2022

After January 6, 2021, GOP shows off its 'soft on crime' side (Derrick Evans of West Virginia edition)

 
Headline:  New York Times, 2/4/2022

TIME, 1/15/2021
(A headline that quickly dated)
In perhaps the most extreme example, newly-elected Republican State Del. Derrick Evans of West Virginia live streamed himself on Jan. 6 gleefully pushing into the Capitol building, surrounded by a group of other cheering Trump supporters. And while Evans resigned on Jan. 9 after he was arrested for his part in the riot, plenty of other Republican officials have defended their attendance on Jan. 6 and fought back against attempts by colleagues to censure them this week, signaling that they will continue to be an important part of the Republican Party even after Trump leaves office on Jan. 20. [emphasis added]

Related posts:
After January 6, 2021, GOP shows off its 'soft on crime' side.  (10/9/2022)
Andrew Clyde of Georgia.  (10/10/2022)
Tom Tiffany of Wisconsin.  (10/11/2022)
Paul Gosar of Arizona.  (10/13/2022)
Ralph Norman.  (10/14/2022)

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