Republicans vary on Jan. 6 anniversary: Avoidance, remembrance, redirection, anger

Published January 6, 2022 10:50pm ET



There were only three sitting Republican members of Congress to be seen on Capitol Hill on the anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

One was Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, who has been largely shunned by House Republicans for her criticism of former President Donald Trump and being appointed to sit on the House select committee formed to investigate the attack. Accompanying her was her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney. They joined a few dozen Democrats on the House floor for a moment of silence.

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