Chief DC federal judge blasts GOP's 'legitimate political discourse' description of Capitol attack
CNN
The chief judge of Washington, DC's federal court lambasted the Republican Party Thursday for saying that the January 6, 2021, attack at the US Capitol was "legitimate political discourse."
"A major political party has described what happened on January 6 as legitimate political discourse," Chief Judge Beryl Howell said, seemingly referencing recent comments from the Republican National Committee. "So it bears repeating again and again, this was not legitimate political discourse. This was not a protest."
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