WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal issued text of the following press release:
In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) delivered remarks on the Senate Floor marking the five-year anniversary of the January 6, 2021 insurrection. Blumenthal recalled his experience as he and his colleagues were evacuated from the Senate Chamber by Capitol Police officers and rushed to safety.
In today's remarks, Blumenthal urged all Americans to remember what happened on that day:
"Do not forget five years ago rioters invited by President Trump tried to destroy our democracy. Trump pardoned and glorified them, and even empowering some of them in key administration offices. We cannot allow him to rewrite history."
"Do not fo...