Reach of 'big lie' grows 6 months after Jan. 6: The Note
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The coming months will fill gaps but appear less likely than ever to achieve political consensus surrounding the facts.
The TAKE with Rick Klein "Remember this day forever!" former President Donald Trump implored his followers on the afternoon of Jan. 6, in what would be one of his final tweets before being suspended from Twitter. Half a year later, Trump got his wish and then some. If anything, the "big lie" and the attempted insurrection have become more critical to understanding politics -- and, in some quarters, surviving in it -- as time has solidified facts as well as turned up new ones. Revelations in a wave of new books are adding layers to the events around that critical period. Law-enforcement authorities continue to turn up stunning new details; just last week, an alleged member of the extremist "Boogaloo" movement was charged, and on Tuesday, the Justice Department unsealed charges alleging that another suspect "coordinated" surveillance of the Capitol before the attack.More Related News