The Fifth Anniversary of January 6Divided Congress Holds Rival Hearings on 5th Anniversary of Capitol Riot
Washington D.C., USA — January 6, 2026
Divided Congress Holds Rival Hearings on 5th Anniversary of Capitol Riot
Five years after the events of January 6, 2021, the United States remains a nation deeply fractured by its own history. Today, Washington D.C. is the site of two competing political spectacles.
House Democrats, currently in the minority, are holding “unofficial” hearings to warn of ongoing threats to democracy and the dangers of presidential pardons for those involved in the 2021 riot.
Simultaneously, the Republican-led House subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Barry Loudermilk, is presenting what they call the “full truth,” focusing on federal overreach and security failures.
Headline Points:
• Competing Narratives: Democrats focus on “insurrection,” while Republicans focus on “investigative bias.”
• Pardon Controversy: President Trump’s recent blanket pardons for Jan 6 defendants are a central flashpoint.
• Security Lockdown: The Capitol complex is under its highest security level since the 2025 inauguration.
• Electoral Integrity: Both sides claim their version of events is necessary to “protect future elections.”
The Democratic hearing, led by Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, features testimony from law enforcement officers and constitutional scholars who argue that the “rule of law” is under assault.
They point to the missing “Jan 6 Plaque” as a metaphor for the erasure of democratic memory. Across the hall, the Republican “Truth Committee” is questioning former FBI and DOJ officials, seeking to prove that the original Jan 6 Committee was a “partisan witch hunt” designed to target Donald Trump.
Truths” are the primary tool of power. In D.C., the battle isn’t just over what happened five years ago; it’s a battle over who controls the narrative of the future.
