theirs was a failed attempt to overturn the results of a free and fair election. it failed attempt to disrupt a sacred tradition that has been a part of american democracy, making it a model of peaceful democracy for over 200 years. january 2021 marked a new beginning, a new phase in safeguarding the american experiment. i m jonathan capehart. this is the saturday show. here we are, three years after the insurrection. we are still living with the consequences of that day. the persistent threats to our democracy, with republican voters casting their first republican primary votes this month, donald trump continuing to hold commanding lead, they g lead, in the polls, we are faced with the startling possibility that the man impeached for in the riots on january 6th could be the man who claimed the insurrectionists had love in their hearts. who referred to january 6th as a beautiful day. who vowed to pardon the rioters criminally charged in connection with the violence. people he
democracy. and to protect the constitution. if elected you would be serving with colleagues for only refused to label what happened on january six insurrection but who are also attempting to rewrite the history of the day that you live. through how you deal with that? the same way i deal with it before i announced my candidacy. a to dismember them with three years after they continue to say the things because i put the country above myself. i put the democracy about myself. they are allowed to have those opinions. i was able to put myself and my personal thoughts to decide. however, right now, there is an opportunity in this moment. i d like to refer to my moral compass facing north. i need to be fighting for this country, this constitution, and the people for the third district of maryland. last night, trump repeated the lie that the fbi was in charge of january six. i ve been talking about this