Overview
- The site, posted on the White House domain on the five-year anniversary, portrays the Capitol attack as a peaceful demonstration and alleges partisan persecution by the Justice Department.
- It praises the president’s decision to pardon nearly all Jan. 6 defendants, framing prosecutions as punishment for mere presence at the Capitol.
- The narrative denies that any security officers died, focusing on the shooting of Ashli Babbitt and omitting the widely reported injuries to 174 officers.
- It blames Capitol Police tactics for turning a protest into chaos, describing the use of pepper spray, flash-bangs and rubber bullets as provocations.
- It castigates then–Vice President Mike Pence for certifying the 2020 results, calling his actions cowardice and sabotage.