January 6 Committee’s Fatal Flaws

Tuesday’s January 6 committee hearing was another snapshot of why the committee is both important and fatally flawed. The panel continues to make a compelling case that former president Donald Trump was and is unfit for the office. But its one-sidedness and lack of basic due process render much of its work suspect.

We’ve already noted that the topic of Tuesday’s session was Trump’s pressure campaign against Republican state-election officials, in which he tried to influence them to reverse now-President Biden’s victory by positing unsubstantiated claims of voting fraud and mass noncompliance with election laws.

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Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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Tuesday’s January 6 committee hearing was another snapshot of why the committee is both important and fatally flawed. The panel continues to make a compelling case that former president Donald Trump was and is unfit for the office. But its one-sidedness and lack of basic due process render much of its work suspect.

We’ve already noted that the topic of Tuesday’s session was Trump’s pressure campaign against Republican state-election officials, in which he tried to influence them to reverse now-President Biden’s victory by positing unsubstantiated claims of voting fraud and mass noncompliance with election laws.

About the Author

Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.