WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Chris Coons issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) issued the following statement on the fifth anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol:
"Five years ago, President Trump launched an angry mob at the Capitol. He and his allies led a desperate attempt to overthrow the presidential election, tried to hang his own vice president, and assaulted law enforcement, leading to the deaths of five officers.
"Over the last five years, a concerted effort to whitewash the events of that day has borne fruit. Hundreds of rioters who attacked police officers walk the streets again thanks to President Trump's blanket pardons. Criminal charges against the architects of the insurrection, includi...