Commentary
As the House Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6 Attack on the United States Capitol starts public hearings, we must ask what motivates those on the committee.
Is the sole concern the ideals of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States? Or is it to get media to attack and undermine political opponents?
It is indeed possible that infractions of law can be investigated without a carnival platform designed to mobilize media and national attention.
The public material of the committee already reeks of motivations other than seeking truth.
The committee has already announced on its website that the Jan. 6 incident was “one of the darkest days of our democracy.”…