By Deauwand Myers
On Jan. 6, the world witnessed a shocking scene unfold at America s Capitol. The building, which stood through the Civil War and two World Wars unscathed, was ransacked by a horde of white domestic terrorists, fueled by the big lie Donald Trump had loudly and consistently pushed in speeches and online for months prior to the presidential election: his electoral defeat was a fraud; he lost the election due to a vast conspiracy to change, add, or delete votes and steal his rightful victory.
What became clear over the proceeding weeks was the danger and depravity on display during this failed and bloody coup attempt. The former Vice President Michael Pence, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (second in line to the presidency), the president pro tempore (the most senior member of the U.S. senate and third in line to the presidency) Patrick Leahy, and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris were all in the building at the time of the insurrection and feet away from the vi
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