The January 6th Committee Preaches to the Choir

From a Washington Post column by Gary Abernathy headlined “The Jan. 6 committee preaches to the choir”:

There are few things as irritating as a preacher who just won’t end his sermon until someone, anyone, finally steps forward to confess and repent, regardless of how far most minds long ago drifted off to thoughts of football, afternoon naps and Sunday dinner.

That’s what the tedious Jan. 6 committee feels like, with committee members determined to convince everyone, no matter how tired, uninterested or skeptical, that former president Donald Trump is evil incarnate, that his followers are dangerously wayward enablers, and that renouncing them both is the only road to salvation. Can we get an amen?

The January 6th Committee Proved That Biden Won But Is That Really the Point?

From a Washington Post column by Gary Abernathy headlined “The Jan. 6 committee proved that Biden won, but is that really the point?”:

If the purpose of the Jan. 6 committee was to demonstrate that Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election definitively and legitimately, it largely accomplished that objective Monday morning. But whether that achieves anything related to the committee’s overall objectives remains to be seen.

Witnesses within former president Donald Trump’s orbit testified via video depositions that they understood and accepted the evidence of the election outcome and attempted to convince Trump that there was no substantial fraud.